Summary
This document appears to be a guidance note on securing items for transportation, detailing methods for securing loads to both bales and pallets, and suggesting the use of timber braces for additional stability.
Content
This forklift attachment, designed for 1.5-2.5 tonne counterbalance forklift truck, is a low-tech solution designed by Palladium on behalf of FCDO to facilitate waste management in the field. It may be suitable for materials including plastic, cardboard, cotton canvas, plastic tarpaulin and more. For efficient transport the unit is flat packed and goods can be secured on top. Minimal tools are required for assembly.
The process for the baling utilises 5 standard ISO wooden pallets, three ratchet straps creating a former. It is advised to additionally use a banding kit to secure the compacted material as a bale either on or off the base pallet.
FCDO/Palladium have prototyped and used this unit in a warehouse setting but have not yet conducted any in depth testing or field trials. The information is supplied in good faith to allow partners in the humanitarian sector to consider the applicability of the designs to their own context. Users are expected to fully ensure that any products created using these designs are fit for the purpose they intend to use them for.
FCDO/Palladium do not accept responsibility for any damage to property, injury, death or any other adverse consequences resultant from the use of the information provided herewith.
