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Mid UK Recycling Driver Risk Assessment – Driving Standards

Section 1 Risk Index Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Risk Index

Description of the hazards Without What/ Who is at Arrangements required to Person responsible for With Control
and risks Control risk adequately control the risk implementing and Measures
monitoring the controls
S x P = RI S x P = RI

DRIVER
PROFESSIONAL Drivers. Vehicle idling is an offence The Driver, Fleet General
Passengers. against the Road Traffic (Vehicle Manager, Group Head of
RESPONSIBILITIES
Other road users. Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) Fleet and Transport
Vulnerable road (England) Regulations 2002. The Managers and site managers
users. law states that is an offence to are to ensure the rules are
School Children. applied.
idle your engine unnecessarily
when stationary. If you fail to
“Fuel Efficiency” turn your engine off after being
& 2 4 M spoken to you may be issued This topic will be reminded in 2 2 L
Engine Idling with a fixed penalty notice. Toolbox Talks, the LMS
(Learning Management
System), the drivers
ALL Drivers are to turn off their
handbook and during the
vehicle engine when it is not
annual Driver CPC Courses.
required to run, and this will
include being static for longer
than 1 minute. Please turn it OFF.

You'll be helping the environment, reducing health issues RA-100
and saving money. With the cost of running an Driving Standards

idle engine estimated to be 18p per

minute per truck.
Review Dates:
(V2) – 06-01-2025 / Next R/D 05-01-2026
Review by Steve Bennett
Approved by General Manager – Rick Legg