Load securing on vehicles pursuant to Directive 2014/47 and supporting technical standards
Inspection of technical roadworthiness of vehicles circulating in the European Union is defined as an upgrade to the technical inspection of vehicles and represents an additional possibility for improvement of technical roadworthiness of vehicles and safety of traffic, which is exhaustively and comprehensively regulated through Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the union. Since proper load securing on vehicles is a significant factor for traffic safety, this paper describes the basic characteristics defined within Directive 2014/47/EU related to the securing and inspection of securing of load on vehicles. In addition, the paper provides a review and scope of the standards supporting the above-mentioned Directive. The presented standards - EN 12195-1/2/3/4, EN 12640, EN 12641-1/2, EN 12642, EN 283, EUMOS40509, EUMOS40511, ISO 1161 and ISO 1496-1/2/3 - provide detailed information about equipment for load securing on road vehicles, method of load securing, design of commercial vehicles and transport packages as well as the minimum requirements and specifications of required tests.