EUMOS 40607 classroom course

Qualified Expert in Cargo and Packaging Safety during transport. Classroom Course with Internships.

Course  
Qualified Expert in Cargo and Cargo Security
Packing during transport.

Standard
EUMOS 40607-2. Qualified Expert in Loading and Packaging Safety during Transport.

Target
The course aims to enable professionals to perform their work related to cargo securing and transport packaging in accordance with Annex 3 of EU Directive 2014/47/EU describing EU provisions for cargo securing for technical roadside inspections.

Aimed at 
All professionals involved in the freight transport process, from planning to packing, loading, transport, unloading, etc., as well as the professionals who control the compliance of cargo securing, must be trained to be able to comply with the requirements of the EU Directive, as well as other applicable national and international legal provisions.

Title and Certification.

• Official EUMOS qualification

Once the exam fees have been paid, the student will receive the EUMOS 40607-2 Official Guide, so that he/she can prepare for the exam.
Subsequently, EUMOS will open calls to take the exam online with identity identification. 
In case of failing the exam, the student may retake the exam in order to obtain the Official Degree, paying the reduced exam fee.

• Certificate of Completion 

If you do not take the Official Examination, you will obtain a Private Certificate issued by Aglaë, which will be valid at a legal level to certify the due vigilance in the stevedoring work.

Methodology

• Classroom course at Forankra's facilities in Barcelona. 
• Schedule from 09:00 h. to 14:00 h. (5 theoretical hours) and from 15:30 h. to 18:30 h. (3 practical hours).
• Includes coffee break and lunch.

Trainers

• Carlos Hernández Barrueco.

Member of the drafting committee of the EUMOS 40607 standard. Degree in Public Administration and Public Administration (UPV), Master in Integral Logistics Management (CSG), Marine & Cargo Surveyor (Colegio Oficial de la Marina Mercante). He holds numerous diplomas related to Integral Logistics Management. He has worked as Plant Manager at Steco - Allibert, Deputy to the National Director of Operations (currently XPO Logistics) at Christian Salvesen - Gerposa / Norbert Dentressangle and Director of Logistics and Production Control at Faurecia. He has been Head of Corporate Transport at Levantina Group. He is a professor of numerous Masters and Seminars in many Business Schools. He stands out as a lecturer and as one of the most prestigious logistics trainers in Spain and in logistics e-learning. 

• Eva María Hernández Ramos.

Member of the drafting committee of the EUMOS 40607 standard. Law Degree. Lawyer member of the ICALI, Alicante Bar Association, nº 6409. Master's Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention. 2008 (CEF). Master's Degree in Digital Marketing and Social Network Management. 2012 (UA). Master in Civil-Mercantile Mediation. 2011 (CEDECO). Postgraduate Expert in Customs Management. 2020 (Catholic University of Cuyo). Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Executive Program. 2020 (Centro Estudios Garrigues). Executive Corporate Legal Program. 2020 (IE Business School). Higher Program in Digital Transformation. 2017 (IE Business School). Certified specialist in cargo stowage in trucks and containers. 2017 (iSEC). Certified expert in internet law and new technologies. 2018 (CEU San Pablo and Thomson Reuters Aranzadi).

Calendar 
During the course of the year, calls for attendance will be opened. 

Assistants

Training for a maximum of 14 people, especially thinking about the practical part and the participation of the students.

Material

Documentary dossier of the material taught.
Specific Stevedoring Manuals. 
Access to the Online platform with numerous videos of stowage by sectors, organized in small tutorials of between 3 and 10 minutes, on the proper way of stowage for each product.
Tutorials include:

• Information on the product to be stowed and its risks.
• Information on the tools to be used and their technical details.
• Loading and stowage steps.
• Load distribution in the vehicle.
• Tables of calculation examples.

Bonus

Course for workers managed through FUNDAE (Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo).

Module 1. Introduction

Introduction to cargo stowage and safety.

• Concept of load safety.
• Concept of cargo stowage and its phases.
• Packaging concept for transport.
• Basic principles for packaging.
• Types of UTIs and vehicles.
• Types of packaging.

Introduction to road stowage regulations.

• Background. Evolution of stowage and PRL regulations in cargo safety.
• Directive 2014/47/EU. Objectives and implementation.
• Figures involved in the safety of loads.

Analysis of damage due to improper stowage. 

• Consequences of consequences of improperly loaded and stowed goods in a transport vehicle.
• Classification of damage due to improper stowage. 
• Reservations. 
• Claims management. 
• Merchandise insurance. 
• Tools for analysis and reduction of damage due to improper stowage. 
• Packaging problems. Packaging analysis.

Module 3. Basic principles.

• Forces affecting transport and other physical principles.
• Load securing aids. 
• Categories of goods requiring fastening.
• Packaging categories.
• Calculation of M.M.A., payload and axle weight.
• Adequate load distribution according to applicable regulations.

Module 4. Stowage tools.

• Tools reflected in Directive 2014/47/EU; Lashing straps, lashing ropes and lashing chains.
• Locking system. Wood.
• Regulations and use.

Module 5-6. Applicable standards and techniques.

Part I. When load immobilization is performed by lashing and/or blocking.

• EN 12195-1 Calculation of mooring forces. Applicable techniques and their calculation. 
• EN 12195-2 Tie-down straps of synthetic fibers. Applicable requirements and inspections.
• EN 12195-3 Lashing chains. Applicable requirements and inspections.
• EN 12195-4 Steel wire ropes. Applicable requirements and inspections.
• EUMOS 40511 Poles - Teleros. Calculation and verification.

Part II. When the immobilization of the cargo is done by means of containment in vehicles or UTIs.

• EN 12640 Lashing points. Calculation and applicable requirements.
• EN 12641 Tarpaulins. Applicable requirements.
• EN 12642 Strength of vehicle body structure. Verification and applicable requirements.
• ISO 1161 and ISO 1496 ISO container. Verification and applicable requirements.
• EN 283 Mobile enclosures. Verification and applicable requirements.
• EUMOS 40509 Transport packaging. Verification and applicable requirements.

Applicable stowage regulations and inspections according to Directive 2014/47/EU - Annex III.

Applicable regulations and sanctions.

• Applicable national and international regulations.
• Responsibilities of the parties involved. Responsibility pyramid.
• Applicable penalties.
• Examples of jurisprudence applicable in the field in which the training is developed.

Inspections.

• Standards that may be applied during a cargo securing inspection to determine if the condition of the shipment is acceptable.
• Vehicle suitability
• Closing, locking and direct lashing.
• Totally loose cargo.

Mandatory and advisory documentation accompanying the vehicle.

• Mandatory documentation. Interpretation in the field of stevedoring. Reservations.
• Safety data sheets for hazardous products.
• Stowage Eurofiches.
• Packing slips 
• Download sheets.
• Certificates.

Module 9. Help tools.

• Apps and spreadsheets.
• Stowage Eurofiches.
• Legal or technical consultation documents.

Module 10. Implementation practices.

• Calculation exercises.
• Inspection exercises.
• Examples of loading by sectors (stowage video tutorials).