Handling marks
Use no hooks
A lifting hook crossed out by a diagonal stroke. · also called “Do not use hand hooks”, “No hooks”
What the Use no hooks symbol means
Do not lift with hooks
Do not handle the package with hooks, and avoid any other kind of point load on it. The mark does not by itself rule out the plate hooks used for handling bagged cargo.
Source · Official website Marking of packages (Transport Information Service, GDV) · checked
Where it appears
- ISO 780—This meaning
Questions about the Use no hooks symbol
- What does the Use no hooks symbol mean?
- Do not handle the package with hooks, and avoid any other kind of point load on it. The mark does not by itself rule out the plate hooks used for handling bagged cargo.
- What does the Use no hooks symbol look like?
- A lifting hook crossed out by a diagonal stroke. It is also called “Do not use hand hooks” and “No hooks”.
- Which standard defines the Use no hooks symbol?
- It follows ISO 780.
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