5.3.9.3.4   Cartons on pallets, example 4

Pallet (a) is unsecured. Moreover, its base is exerting an inadmissibly high pressure on the package stowed beneath.
 
 
  General cargo in a ventilated container

 
  Bracing package (a)

 
Sheets or boards (1) should be laid under the package (a) to distribute the pressure. Boards or the like should likewise be placed to the side of package (2), the upright rolls (3) and the container wall (4) in order to distribute pressure. Wooden crosspieces (5) and (6) brace the sideways loads. The uprights (7) stabilize the structure.
 
 

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