1. Driver Certificate of Professional Competence
Course 3
Working and Driving
© Les Kelly 2010

2. Subjects Covered Basic Health & Safety guidance
Aims & objectives of safe loading & your legal requirements
Effect of movement on loads & the consequences of unsecured loads
Use of equipment for load security
The importance of safe loading
Health & Safety legislation
Accidents at work
Reacting to & assessing emergency situations
Emergency procedures
Roadside breakdown procedures
© Les Kelly 2010

3. Moving & reversing vehicles Your truck will not bend,
Health & Safety Guidance
Moving & reversing vehicles
One of the most dangerous areas for drivers and other employees of a transport company is the marshalling or yard area
A driver was crushed when a lorry rolled back into a sloping loading bay. The handbrake was off!
A transport manager was crushed against the cab of another vehicle when a lorry reversed
A warehouse worker was crushed when directing a reversing lorry
A driver was crushed between his and another vehicle after it ran away while the trailer was being coupled
All information courtesy of the HSE
Your truck will not bend,
to miss the pedestrian
LOOK! THINK! ASSESS!
Then reverse
Copyright Les Kelly 2009 CTDHC

4. Aims & objectives of safe loading & your legal requirements
Although this module is primarily concerned with ensuring that loads are contained on vehicles, you must be aware of the legal obligations that are placed upon the operator and others to ensure the safety of all persons involved in any loading operations. These obligations expect safe systems of work for loading, moving, unloading, sheeting and safe access onto vehicles
This module covers basic good practice guidelines, and should not be used as a formative volume of the subject. The advice given is based on a proven knowledge of situations that have been encountered by drivers and operators. It is impossible to cover all probabilities and situations so you should be aware at all times for the unexpected
© Les Kelly 2010

5. Use of equipment for load security Restraints and Weather Protection
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6. Health & Safety Legislation Easy to see legislation
Mandatory
Prohibition
Warning
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7. Accidents at work The driver/operators fault? You decide
Look carefully, can you tell what
caused this to happen?
An accident or an
accident waiting
to happen?
Accidents at work
The driver reversed with the bed
raised, with some of the load
still up top, and then passed
over a mound of salt
An accident or someone’s fault? You decide
Copyright Les Kelly 2009 CTDHC

8. How to deal with it Reacting to and assessing emergency situations
There are many and varied situations that can be considered to
be an emergency. How we deal with and react to them can be
the difference between:
Life or death.
Serious injury or a minor scratch
A panic situation or an orderly and calm environment.
A cool head
A systematic approach
Sharp observation
A desire for order
These are the basic requirements for good emergency handling
© Les Kelly 2010

9. Roadside emergency procedures
Motorway procedures
YOU MUST DO THIS FIRST EVEN IF YOU HAVE A MOBILE PHONE! (Highway Code Rule 275 & 283) Laws MT(E&W) reg 14 & MT(S)R reg 12
Return to your vehicle and place yourself behind the armco barrier for safety
Do not sit in your vehicle or stand on the hard shoulder
© Les Kelly 2010

10. These numbers
show the distance
along the motorway
in kilometres.
The lower numbers
show tenths of
a kilometre
This image
and arrow
indicate the
direction and
distance to the nearest emergency telephone