Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Description

Types of Work, Driver’s Hours Rules, Daily Driving Time, Daily Rest Period, Digital Tachograph Types, The Driver’s Smart Card & Lost, Stolen or Malfunctioning Driver Cards;
Who the most vulnerable road users are, How often they are involved in road incidents, Highway code rules of relevance to vulnerable road users, How to ensure good observation, When things are most likely to go wrong, How to ensure you drive safely around vulnerable road users.
The Advantages of safe and efficient driving, the unfavourable effects of not driving safety or efficiently, what makes for safer vehicles, how to be a safer driver, Driving techniques for safe and efficient driving, best practice tips for safe and efficient driving.
Our Aim is for you to understand the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. We are going to tell you about How and Why it became Law. We are going to give
you some basic knowledge on the law. We are going to discuss the responsibilities for you and your employer. We are going to talk about the new technology in the continued Health and Safety at Work.
Customer facing behaviours, Problem solving and ways to improve service issues, Legal compliance and the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS), Vehicle maintenance requirement checks, How to reduce maintenance and improve image through efficient driving.
Identify how the supply chain industry is governed, How that governance effects your own role, Explain issues facing the sector Identify roles available within the sector, Guide you on how to minimise the impact of the industry on the environment using safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques.
To understand clean air zone, low emission zones and congestion charges. We are going to discuss the Imposed regulations on the emissions produced by heavy vehicles. We are going to talk about the Speed Limits & Restrictions within the city limits. We are going to give you some basic knowledge on Noise Restrictions and parking in the city.
Theft, Drug Trafficking, Security Checks, Reducing and Avoiding Fines, Effective Systems, 10 Steps to Avoid a Civil Penalty, Actions on Finding Someone, Related Videos and News, Additional Hints and Tips.
Driver safety on the road and in the workplace, Methods and approaches to ensure driver wellbeing, health and safety, How to deal with immediate danger, How to get help, How to best assist casualties, The “DR ABC” mnemonic, How to administer CPR, The causes and effects of PTSD.
To understand how domestic freight transport is defined as the carriage of goods with both the first origin and final destination within the United Kingdom


Subject Areas

  • Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
  • Vulnerable Road Users
  • Customer Service
  • Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
  • Legislation for Carriage of Goods
  • Health, Safety & Emergencies
  • Industry Environment
  • Personal Health & Wellbeing
  • Physical/Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • First Aid
  • Professional Driver & Company Issues
  • Industry Enviro. Carriage of Dangerous Goo