CHECK LIST FOR MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARD

 

THE TRUCK HEAD

• The Truck head must be neat, generally presentable and all operational devices and control in good working condition.
• The Truck windscreen must be double-glazed; no plastic or cracked windscreen.
• The driver and passenger seat must be in good condition with appropriate safety devices e.g. safety belt.

VEHICLE PARTICULARS

• The vehicle particulars must be valid e.g. vehicle license, roadworthiness, Insurance, etc.
• The driver must possess appropriate and valid driver’s license.

TRAILER MAIN BODY (CARRIAGE UNIT)

• The carriage must be appropriate for the load i.e. flat bed for containerize goods while bucket rigid body for general goods.
• The chassis of the trailer must be of adequate strength for the tonnage it is designed to carry.
• The tonnage of the load should be equal or less than the axle load carrying capacity.
• The carriage unit must be fitted with reflector, trafficators and warning signs.

TYRES

• No worn out tyres.
• Tyres must have a minimum thread of 5mm depth.
• There should be no visible cut/sowing/rethreading of tyres.
• Tyres should be gauged to the recommended pressures.
• All wheel studs and nuts must be in place.
• All Trucks must carry a minimum of two spare tyres of good quality.

BRAKING SYSTEM

• Both foot and hand brakes must be active.

LIFTING JACK:

• Lifting Jack must be in good working condition.

WEDGES:

• A minimum of two (2) nos. wedges must be on the Truck.

ENGINE:

• Starting and stopping of an engine must be by the driver via the ignition key and stop button or switch respectively.
• Engine radiator must be covered at all times without overheating sign.
• Excessive engine exhaust smoke is not acceptable.
• Engine generally must be washed periodically.

BATTERY:

• Battery compartment must be well secured.
• It should be insulated and fixed.

BRAKE LIGHTS:

• All brake lights must be functional.
• The brake unit must contain the brake light reflectors.
• The trailer head and carriage unit must also have reflector units.
  

TRAFFICATORS:

• Every vehicle must be fitted with functional and visible trafficators (right & left) both at the trailer head and at the Container Carriage Units.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER:

• Fire extinguishers must be available and functional.

WARNING DEVICE:

• The horn must be functionally audible.
• Horn must meet the road safety standard.
• The trailer must be fitted with a functional amber-revolving light.
• Two caution signs with warning signal/light must be carried on the truck.

FUEL TANK:

• Must be equipped with properly secured and functional fuel cover.

TWIST LOCKS:

• The twist locks for a 20- footer container carrier should be 4 standard Container twist locks while that of 40- footer container Carrier should be 8 standard twist locks.
• All twist locks must be collapsible type.
• In case of billets, pipes and other general cargo carriages, the carriage must be fixed with tension ropes and tensioner.

TRAILER LANDING LEGS:

• The landing legs of trailers must have functional winding device.
• The legs must be able to sustain load.
• The functional gear winner must be greased at all times.

FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS (FRSC) REQUIREMENT:

• The vehicle must have Road Traffic Safety Standardization Scheme (RTSSS) Certificate of FRSC.
• The vehicle must have speed limiter installed on it.

In addition to the above minimum conditions, management at a later date may consider the possibility of fixing age limit for all Trucks coming into the Port for operation.