Description
Driver Safety & Wellbeing - 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
Working Time Directive & Drivers Hours 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
Understanding Tachographs Video guides - To help drivers understand tachographs and manual entries.
Governance in Logistics 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
Safe and Fuel-Efficient Driving 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
Preventing Criminality Trafficking & Illegal Immigrants 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
Safe loading & unloading 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
Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Construction & Use Regulations (C&U), Weight and Dimension Definitions, Projecting loads, Abnormal or Indivisible loads, STO - Special Type Orders
Vulnerable Road Users 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
City and Road Restrictions 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
- Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
- Vulnerable Road Users
- Loading/Unloading (LGV)
- Customer Service
- Loading / Unloading (PCV)
- Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
- Legislation for Carriage of Goods
- Health, Safety & Emergencies
- Industry Environment
- Physical/Mental Health & Wellbeing
- First Aid
- Professional Driver & Company Issues