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PIARC (World Road Association), founded in 1909 and comprising 125 member governments from all over the world, is the global forum for exchange of knowledge and experience on roads, road transport policies and practices. With consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, the Association is contributing to a stable and sustainable global development of the road and transport sector.

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Term of the Road Dictionary

dunnage

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport General Items
  • Definition : Packaging inside a handling unit to prevent direct contact between the product and the handling unit [EN 14943].

Staumaterial

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Allgemeines
  • Definition : Verpackung in einer Handhabungseinheit, die dazu dient, direkten Kontakt zwischen Produkt und Handhabungseinheit zu vermeiden; Glasbauteile benötigen Staumaterial [EN 14943].

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