Background to the Course
Year after year people are killed and seriously injured in incidents involving workplace transport. In the extractive and mineral processing industries there are thousands of vehicle movements every day with drivers collecting loads on company sites and delivering them to customer sites including construction, roadbuilding and domestic locations. Our road hauliers transport a diverse range of materials in various types of vehicles to sites that are often congested and busy. They are also out there on the public highways in large numbers in urban and rural locations.
The industry is determined to reduce the incidence of all injuries and this course has been designed specifically to increase the safety awareness of our drivers and to encourage safe behaviour at sites and on the road.
Who Should Attend?
All road hauliers in the extractive and mineral processing industries sector.
Course Objectives
The main aims of the course are to increase drivers' awareness of health and safety issues at work and to encourage safe behaviour and practices that will improve safety performance during every stage of the transportation of quarry products.
Course Content
The course covers:
- Safe driving behaviour
- Accident reporting
- Personal Protective Equipment, (PPE)
- Vehicle pre – start checks
- Vehicle access and egress
- Vehicle manoeuvring
- Vehicle – related site hazards
- Controlling site – specific risks
- Entering and leaving customer sites
Course Structure and Delivery Methods
The course is presented in a series of modules in one day. There are ten core modules to be taken by drivers of any type of specified vehicle and additional modules specific to vehicle type, such as tipper, truckmixer and tanker. There is a multiple - choice test at the end of the course, successful completion of which leads to the award of the EPIC Certificate of Achievement.
Contact Details
For further details on this course please contact EPIC on 01727 869008 or alternatively e-mail your enquiry to info@epicltd.co.uk