AS/NZS 4384:1997

Motor vehicles - Anchorages and anchor points for securing internal cargo

Standards Australia

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1 - AS/NZS 4384:1997 MOTOR VEHICLES-ANCHORAGES AND ANCHOR POINTS FOR SECURING INTERNAL CARGO
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 DEFINITIONS
6 - 2.1 Anchorage
6 - 2.2 Anchor point
6 - 2.3 Restraint assembly
6 - 2.4 Shall
6 - 2.5 Should
6 - 3 ANCHORAGE CONFIGURATION
6 - 4 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
6 - 4.1 General
7 - 4.2 Backing plates
7 - 5 PERFORMANCE
7 - 6 MARKING
7 - 6.1 Anchorages
7 - 6.2 Detachable anchorages
7 - 6.3 Usage label
7 - 7 PACKAGING
7 - 7.1 External packaging requirements
7 - 7.2 Internal packaging requirement
8 - 8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
12 - APPENDIX A - RATIONALE FOR PERFORMANCE TESTING AND FORCES GENERATED
12 - A1 DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES
12 - A2 WALL/WAISTRAIL ANCHORAGES
12 - A3 TEST METHOD
14 - APPENDIX B - TEST METHOD FOR FLOOR-MOUNTED ANCHORAGES
14 - B1 SCOPE
14 - B2 PRINCIPLE
14 - B3 APPARATUS
14 - B4 PROCEDURE
15 - B5 REPORT
18 - APPENDIX C - TEST METHOD FOR WALL-MOUNTED ANCHORAGES
18 - C1 SCOPE
18 - C2 PRINCIPLE
18 - C3 APPARATUS
19 - C4 PROCEDURE
19 - C5 REPORT

Abstract

Specifies requirements for anchorages for use in securing cargo in vehicles where the occupants share the same interior space as the cargo.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for anchorages for use in securing cargo in vehicles where the occupants share the same interior space as the cargo. It is intended to provide the means by which, using appropriate restraint assemblies, cargo can be restrained so as to reduce injuries to occupants caused by cargo shifting. Provision is made for the restraint of single items of cargo up to 125 kg, utilizing the capacity of at least two floor-mounted anchorages.

Design and performance criteria are covered, and installation and usage instructions are to be provided for anchorages if fitted by the vehicle manufacturer or intended for retrofitting into a vehicle.

NOTE: Appendix A states the rationale for specifying the strength of anchorage points.

Appendix B and Appendix C set out the test procedures for determining the strength of floor-mounted and wall-mounted anchorages respectively.