Description
Safe Loading of Vehicles
Objectives: To provide an understanding of safe systems for vehicle loading to ensure the safety of all involved and the importance of weight distribution in road safety To make drivers aware of legislation surrounding safe loading of vehicles. To provide an understanding of weight distribution, payloads and methods of load restraint when loading vehicles To heighten awareness of the hazards of working at heights including safety measures To ensure drivers understand their responsibilities for safe loading
Hazard Perception
Objectives: To encourage safer driving practices to further promote road safety and promote driving at appropriate speeds within the speed limit To increase driver hazard perception To understand the dangers of misuse of speed The benefits of complying with speed limits To promote safer driving techniques To improve road hazard identification To heighten awareness of vulnerable road users Understand incident reporting requirements
Subject Areas
- Vehicle Systems (Safety)
- Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
- Loading/Unloading (LGV)
- Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
- Professional Driver & Company Issues
- Industry Enviro. Carriage of Dangerous Goo