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Driver Risk Assessment & Safe System of Work

Legislation: Projection ATTENDANTS:

An attendant is required for wide loads to ensure the safety of other road users,

the crew, the cargo, and the road infrastructure. The law requires an attendant in

the following situations:
• The vehicle width with its load exceeds 3.5 metres.
• A single rigid vehicle together with any forward or rearward projection of the load

exceeds

18.75m in length.

• The total vehicle length combination (Artic) exceeds 25.9 metres.

• Projections exceed 2 metres (front) 3.05 metres (rear)

Where an attendant is needed, they can travel in the vehicle according to

the STGO or Special-Order movement. Alternatively, they can travel in an escort

vehicle, providing that they are:

• In radio contact with the vehicle concerned RASSoW 18Q

• Able to see the vehicle concerned during the journey, as far as is reasonably Low Loader Trailer

practical. and Vehicle

Where 3 or more loads are travelling in convoy, only the first and last vehicles need an Review Dates:
(V2) – 06-01-2025 / Next R/D 05-01-2026
attendant. Review by Steve Bennett
Approved by General Manager – Rick Legg