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• With several delegates having recently had goods or vehicles stolen, it was hardly surprising that the "Security of Loads" seminar — led by Ian Rycroft of EC Transport of Wimborne — created plenty of interest.
After reminding delegates that the nearby Naples area was the highest risk area for road hauliers in Europe, Rycroft said that security "was about good housekeeping."
Preventative measures, claimed Rycroft, could vary from the very basic rule of ensuring the last person in the The R HA has recently updated its popular guide to security. yard locks the gate, up to the installation of elaborate (and expensive) alarms and closedcircuit television systems.
Whatever the level of investment, however, he recommended that all hauliers adopt a clear security policy and ensure that employees not only read and understand it, but also sign it.
The common practice of leaving trailers and vehicles unattended in laybys or at industrial estates was just inviting trouble, said Rycroft. Wherever possible they should be kept in a secure lorry park.
Bearing in mind the geographical spread of the RHA, Rycroft suggested that its members should get together and offer safe havens for each other.
Immobilising a vehicle with a fuel or battery cut-off is another way of keeping it safe, and following requests from a number of operators Multipart's Tony Dover promised to look into the prospect of offering such devices through his company's parts outlets.
Don Manchester — the victim of an armed robbery at his premises — told fellow delegates of the dangers of holding large amounts of cash at a depot.