Description
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
• 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
• Give you a basic understanding of supply chain, Discuss different supply chain activities, Discuss how your day effects supply chains, Give you a basic understanding of logistics and reverse logistics, Give you a basic understanding of what is demand planning, What happens if you get it wrong? Discuss different demand planning techniques
• 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
• 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.
• "Types of operator’s licence, Operating centre requirements, Maintenance and insurance requirements, Penalties for infringements, Audits, Transporting to Europe, CMR, Dangerous goods"
• Why is it important to load correctly? Your and your employer’s legal obligations, Penalties and Fines, when it all goes wrong, Safe Loading and Unloading Operations, Vehicle Weights - The risks of an overloaded or insecure load on a vehicle, Vehicle and axle weights - How vehicle weight and position of load alters vehicle stability, Methods for securing different types of load - Lashing Methods, Tensioning forces / friction forces and MIRA findings
• "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. Not covered: Temporary changes related to the pandemic; Transitional arrangements due to Brexit
• 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.
Subject Areas
- Vulnerable Road Users
- Loading/Unloading (LGV)
- Customer Service
- Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
- Legislation for Carriage of Goods
- Health, Safety & Emergencies
- Industry Environment
- Physical/Mental Health & Wellbeing
- First Aid
- Professional Driver & Company Issues
- Industry Enviro. Carriage of Dangerous Goo