This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for securing payload to ensure safe operation of freight wagons, utilizing a train speed of 120 km/h it is serving as a basis for the design and implementation of payload securing methods. In the case of wagons designed for the transport of special payload and/or with integrated load securement (e.g. tank wagons, hopper wagons, car carriers, coil carriers and wagons for intermodal transport) special requirements have also to be observed.