Exporters of palletised loads from South Africa will have to comply with new European legislation that shifts the responsibility for load security from the carrier to the client.
“Whereas previously the liability has been on the carrier, it will now be on the manufacturer. This is to ensure that no uncertified, accident-prone loads are dispatched in the first place,” according to organisers of the Interpack Processing and Packaging show in Dusseldorf.
The EUMOS (European Safe Logistics Association) regulations (standard 40509) are due to come into effect in the middle of this year.
