1.4.5 Loads during handling

[German version]

Direct load values for handling general cargo are not available. Measurements carried out as part of a research project by the BAM (German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin and the BFSV)* provide guideline values for acceleration loads applicable to the handling equipment used during container transportation, and these guideline values provide good coverage of the accelerations in the relevant directives/recommendations such as the VDI Directive 2700 and the Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units.

* Load values when handling containers and flats (BAM / BFSV)

Operation	max. acceleration [g] Container floor
Pulling away/stopping	0.3
Cornering	0.3
Lifting/setting down	3.7 (vertical) *

Table 2: Transport, handling and storage loads for van carrier

Operation	max. acceleration [g] Container floor
Lifting/setting down	4.8 (vertical) *
Lowering into ship	3.2 (vertical) *
Swiveling with change in height	0.4 (vertical) 0.2 (horizontal)

Table 3: Transport, handling and storage loads for container gantry

* see section 1.4.1

These load values should initially also be applied to the handling of general cargo.