Description
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
Not covered: Temporary changes related to the pandemic; Transitional arrangements due to Brexit"
Vehicle Walkaround checks
"This lesson is designed to guide you through the essential steps of conducting a thorough vehicle walkaround check.
Whether you're preparing for a driving test, working in logistics, or managing fleet safety, understanding how to inspect a vehicle before use is a critical skill for ensuring roadworthiness and compliance with safety regulations."
Understanding Tachographs
Video guides - To help drivers understand tachographs and manual entries.
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
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.
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
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
First Aid
"Objectives of this module To fully understand: 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 "
Professional Driver and Company Issues
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
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
Subject Areas
- Vehicle Systems (Safety)
- Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
- Vulnerable Road Users
- Loading/Unloading (LGV)
- Customer Service
- Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
- Health, Safety & Emergencies
- Physical/Mental Health & Wellbeing
- First Aid
- Professional Driver & Company Issues