Posts Tagged ‘drivers’
How Can You Plan Training?ย
Planning training in the workplace is important for a variety of reasons. It can help to ensure that employees are adequately trained for their roles and have the skills needed to work safely and effectively. It also helps to ensure that employees are up to date with the latest industry standards and regulations. Additionally, training…
Read MoreHealth and Safety – Route Planning
Driving is one of the most dangerous activities that people do throughout their working day. It is estimated that around 150 people are killed or seriously injured each week, whilst driving for work and that the majority of those accidents could have been prevented. Employers have a duty of care to their employees to put in…
Read MoreAvoiding In-cab Distractions
In cab distractions affect a drivers ability to safely operate the vehicle and getting themselves and their passengers or load safely from A to B. There are now so many devices designed to make life easier, from mobile phones, vehicle cameras, sat navs, warning alarms and smart watches, however, as much as these devices…
Read MoreSafe Access and Egress of Vehicles
Getting in and out of vehicles sounds like a fairly safe activity, however, many accidents occur with this simple task. ย Drivers and / or passengers can fall from vehicles, causing serious injury. ย And before you think that no one is allowed to take passengers in company vehicles, if there is a spare seat it…
Read MoreEmergency Planning – Fire Safety, Ill Health & Accidents (Health & Safety in Transport)
Health and safety is always a topic to get people putting their opinions forward – with welcome and unwelcome comments! However, as we say to all our customers, โitโs alright until it goes wrongโ, and โwould you want to live with the consequences?โ. Emergency planning is one area that we cover with customers, which was…
Read More๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซย ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ย ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ย –ย ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌย ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญย ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒย ๐๐ง๐ฒย ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌย ๐จ๐ซย ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌย ๐จ๐ ๏ฟผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌโฆย
Drivers report promptly any defects or symptoms of defects that could prevent the safe operation of vehicles and/or trailers, and that any defects are recorded in writing. This article has strong links to the previous article which covered ensuring that your vehicles and trailers are kept in a fit and serviceable condition at all times.…
Read More๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ – ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Vehicle maintenance is a crucial element to operator licensing. It is one of the twelve undertakings and this demonstrates how important it is to safe and compliant operations. It does not matter how big or small your operations are the requirements for keeping your vehicles in a fit and serviceable condition is the same. Things…
Read More๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซย ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ย ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌย –ย ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌย ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ย ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐งย ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ย ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
Like any part of Road Traffic Law, speed limits are important as they are set to ensure road safety. The Traffic Commissioners do, specifically, list ensuring that the vehicles held under an operators licence adhere to speed limits as one of the twelve operator licence undertakings. There are 2.4M speeding tickets issued every year and…
Read More๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซย ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ย ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌย –ย ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌย ๐๐ง๐ย ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌย ๐๐ซ๐ย ๐ง๐จ๐ญย ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐
The safe loading of vehicles is a fundamental requirement of both Traffic Commissioners requirements, as well as Road Traffic Law in general. Depending on which industry you are in, will determine what measures you will need to take to ensure compliance. From the days when Jonathan used to drive a fridge vehicle loaded with pallets,…
Read More๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅย ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒย ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ย –ย ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซย ๐๐๐ย (๐๐ง-๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ย ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐)ย ๐๐ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐!ย
๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅย ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒย ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ย –ย ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซย ๐๐๐ย (๐๐ง-๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ย ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐)ย ๐๐ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐!ย
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