Description
Upon completion of the course delegates will be able to:
Understand the operator and legal requirements for road-worthiness. The Delegates will also have an understand of how the authorities work and the powers and documentation that is available to them Delegates will have the knowledge of all the items that need to be checked and how to identify and complete defect or NIL defect reports.
Understand the importance to road safety and operator licensing of the safe loading of vehicles.
Understand the forces acting on a goods vehicle and it's load, state the requirements for restraining loads to counter these forces.
Identify how to secure various types of load and types of restraint equipment.
Know about height restrictions, maximum weights.
Understand consequences of overloading and the powers of enforcement agencies.
Subject Areas
- Loading/Unloading (LGV)
- Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
- Legislation for Carriage of Goods
- Health, Safety & Emergencies
- Professional Driver & Company Issues