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 › Section 38-393.104 - What standards must cargo securement devices and systems meet in order to satisfy the requirements of this subpart?

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) General. All devices and systems used to
					 secure cargo to or within a vehicle must be capable of meeting the requirements
					 of Regulation
					 38-393.102.
(b) Prohibition on the use of damaged
					 securement devices. All vehicle structures, systems, parts, and components used
					 to secure cargo must be in proper working order when used to perform that
					 function with no damaged or weakened components that will adversely effect
					 their performance for cargo securement purposes, including reducing the working
					 load limit, and must not have any cracks or cuts.
(c) Vehicle structures and anchor points.
					 Vehicle structures, floors, walls, decks, tiedown anchor points, headerboards,
					 bulkheads, stakes, posts and associated mounting pockets used to contain or
					 secure articles of cargo must be strong enough to meet the performance criteria
					 of Regulation Regulation
					 38-393.102,
					 with no damaged or weakened components that will adversely effect their
					 performance for cargo securement purposes, including reducing the working load
					 limit, and must not have any crocks or cuts.
(d) Material for dunnage, chocks, cradles,
					 shoring bars, blocking and bracing. Material used as dunnage or dunnage bags,
					 chocks, cradles, shoring bars, or used for blocking and bracing, must not have
					 damage or defects which would compromise the effectiveness of the securement
					 system.
(e) Manufacturing standards
					 for tiedown assemblies. Tiedown assemblies (including chains, wire rope, steel
					 strapping, synthetic webbing, and cordage) and other attachment or fastening
					 devices used to secure articles of cargo to, or in, commercial motor vehicles
					 must conform to the following applicable standards:
An assembly component of
Must conform to ....
(1) Steel strapping
1,2
Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat
									 Steel and Seals, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D3953-97,
									 February 1998.4
(2) Chain
National Association of Chain Manufacturers'
									 Welded Steel Chain Specifications, November 15, 1999.4
(3) Webbing
Web Sling and Tiedown Association's Recommended
									 Standard Specifications for Synthetic Web Tiedowns, WSTDA-T1, 1998.4
(4) Wire rope 3
Wire Rope Technical Board's Wire Rope Users
									 Manual, 2nd Edition, November 1985.4
(5) Cordage
Cordage Institute rope standard:
PETRS-2, Polyester Fiber Rope, three'Strand and
									 eight'Strand Constructions, January 1993;4
PPRS-2 Polypropylene Fiber Rope, three-Strand
									 and eight-Strand Constructions, August 1992;4
CRS-1, Polyester/Polypropylene Composite Rope
									 Specifications, three-Strand and eight-Strand Standard Construction, May
									 1979;4
NRS-1, Nylon Rope Specifications, three-Strand
									 and eight-Strand Standard Construction, May 1979;4
C-1, Double Braided Nylon Rope Specifications
									 DBN, January 1984.4
1 Steel strapping not marked by the
									 manufacturer with a working load limit will be considered to have a working
									 load limit equal to one-forth of the breaking strength listed in SATM
									 D3953-97.
2 Steel strapping 25.4 mm (1 inch) or wider
									 must have at least two pairs of crimps in each seal and, when an end-over-end
									 lap joint is formed, must be sealed with at least two seals.
3 Wire rope which is not marked by the
									 manufacturer with a working load limit shall be considered to have a working
									 load limit equal to one-forth of the nominal strength listed in the
									 manual.
4 See Regulation Regulation
									 38-393.7
									 for information on the incorporation by reference and availability of this
									 document.
(f) Use of tiedowns.
(1) Tiedowns and securing devices must not
					 contain knots.
(2) If a tiedown is
					 required, it must be repaired in accordance with the applicable standards in
					 paragraph (e), or the manufacturer's instruction.
(3) Each tiedown must be attached and secured
					 in a manner that prevents it from becoming loose, unfastening, opening or
					 releasing while the vehicle is in transit.
(4) All tiedowns and other components of a
					 cargo securement system used to secure loads on a trailer equipped with rub
					 rails, must be located inboard of the rub rails whenever practicable.
(5) Edge protection must be used whenever a
					 tiedown would be subject to abrasion or cutting at the point where it touches
					 an article of cargo. The edge protection must resist abrasion, cutting and
					 crushing.