Vehicle Checks & Enforcement

This course covers safe loading and unloading, pre-start vehicle checks, vehicle compliance and roadside law enforcement. OCRS and how drivers directly affect this important compliance tool. Forces acting on a vehicle, rollover avoidance and action in the event of a collision or at the scene of an accident.


COURSE AIMS

Importance of carrying out pre-use checks for vehicle and load. Many legal requirements for driving heavy goods vehicles on roads used by the public.

Different types of legal documents that may be required, depending on the load.

Regulations that apply to loading, unloading and transport of loads.

Different types of load restraint and the correct procedures for securing loads.

Risks of vehicle rollover and ways in which rollover can be avoided

COURSE CONTENT

Vehicle Checks

Roadside Enforcement Documents

Traffic Law

HASAWA

Road Vehicles Regulations

Load Securing Equipment

Rollover Avoidance

Traffic Collision Procedure

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Familiar with pre-use checks required for vehicle and load.

Able to identify the areas to be checked and what to look for.

Aware of the basic legal requirements for driving heavy goods vehicles, such as speed limits and restrictions for access.

Aware of the key documents required when transporting different types of load.

Aware of the regulations that cover safe loading.

Aware of the various types of load restraint and their use.

Aware of the conditions that can lead to rollover and ways in which rollover can be avoided