South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 38 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 5 - STATE TRANSPORT POLICE REGULATIONS › Subarticle 1 - UNMANUFACTURED FOREST PRODUCTS TRUCKING REGULATIONS › Part 38-393 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION › Subpart I - PROTECTION AGAINST SHIFTING OR FALLING CARGO › SPECIFIC SECUREMENT REQUIREMENTS BY COMMODITY TYPE › Section 38-393.118 - What are the rules for securing dressed lumber or similar building products?

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
						Applicability. The rules apply to the transportation of bundles of dressed
						lumber, packaged lumber, building products such as plywood, gypsum board or
						other materials of similar shape. Lumber or building products which are not
						bundled or packaged must be treated as loose items and transported in
						accordance with Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114
						of this subpart. For the purpose of section 118, "bundle" refers to packages of
						lumber, building materials or similar products which are unitized for
						securement as a single article of cargo.
(b) Positioning of bundles. Bundles must be
						placed side by side in direct contact with each other, or a means must be
						provided to prevent bundles from shifting towards each other.
(c) Securement of bundles transported using
						no more than one tier. Bundles carried on one tier must be secured in
						accordance with the general provisions of Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114.
(d) Securement of bundles transported using
						more than one tier. Bundles carried in more than one tier must be either:
(1) Blocked against lateral movement by
						stakes on the sides of the vehicle and secured by tiedowns laid out over the
						top tier, as outlined in the general provisions of Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114;
						or
(2) Restrained from lateral
						movement by blocking or high friction devices between tiers and secured by
						tiedowns laid out over the top tier, as outlined in the general provisions of
						Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114;
						or
(3) Placed directly on top of
						other bundles or on spacers and secured in accordance with the following:
(i) The length of spacers between bundles
						must provide support to all pieces in the bottom row of the bundle.
(ii) The width of individual spacers must be
						equal to or greater than the height.
(iii) If spacers are comprised of layers of
						material, the layers must be unitized or fastened together in a manner which
						ensures that the spacer performs as a single piece of material.
(iv) The arrangement of the tiedowns for the
						bundles must be:
(A) Secured by tiedowns over
						the top tier of bundles, in accordance with the general provisions of
						Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114
						with a minimum of two tiedowns for bundles longer than 1.52 meters (5 ft);
						and
(B) Secured by tiedowns in
						accordance with the general provisions of Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114
						over the second tier or over a middle tier of a maximum height of 1.85 meters
						(6 ft) above the trailer deck, whichever is greater, for each stack of bundles
						composed of more than two tiers; or
(4) Secured by tiedowns over each tier of
						bundles, in accordance with Regulation Regulation
						38-393.100
						through
						38-393.114
						using a minimum of two tiedowns over each of the top bundles longer than 1.52
						meters (5 ft), in all circumstances.