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F R E I G H T T R A N S P O R T L T D ( F T L ) D R I V E R T R A I N I N G M A N U A L V E R S I O N 2
9.1 ALCOHOL ALLOWANCE ................................................................................................................................................39
9.2 TOBACCO ALLOWANCE ................................................................................................................................................40
10 COMPANY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PROCEDURES ....................................................................................... 41
10.1 INSURANCE DETAILS ...................................................................................................................................................42
10.2 ROAD ACCIDENT FORM EXAMPLE .................................................................................................................................42
11 DRIVING A COMPANY VEHICLE...................................................................................................................... 43
11.1 SEAT BELTS (DO I NEED TO WEAR ONE?) ........................................................................................................................44
11.2 ALL VEHICLE CONTROLS ..............................................................................................................................................44
11.3 VULNERABLE ROAD USERS SAFETY POLICY .....................................................................................................................44
11.4 ROAD TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS AND FINES .......................................................................................................................46
11.5 VEHICLE SECURITY & KEYS ...........................................................................................................................................46
11.6 PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY ..........................................................................................................................................46
11.7 MOTORWAY DRIVING .................................................................................................................................................47
11.8 TIREDNESS IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN ROAD INCIDENTS. TO AVOID TIREDNESS WHILE DRIVING: ...................................................47
11.9 DRIVERS ARE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING TOP TIPS: ......................................................................................................48
11.10 DRIVING IN POOR WEATHER ....................................................................................................................................49
11.11 ALL VEHICLES REVERSING SAFELY ............................................................................................................................50
11.12 REVERSING ASSISTANTS/TRAFFIC MARSHALLS/BANKSMAN ........................................................................................50
11.13 HAND SIGNALS (REVERSING ASSISTANT)...................................................................................................................51
11.14 WHEN REVERSING, REMEMBER: ..............................................................................................................................52
12 VEHICLE SERVICING....................................................................................................................................... 53

13 BREAKDOWNS .............................................................................................................................................. 53
14 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND OVERLOADED VEHICLES ................................................................................ 54
14.1 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS ...........................................................................................................................................54
14.2 WAYS OF PREVENTING A VEHICLE BECOMING OVERLOADED: .............................................................................................55
14.3 THE EFFECTS OF OVERLOADING A VEHICLE: .....................................................................................................................55

15 LORRY MODIFICATIONS TO TRACTOR UNIT OR TRAILER ................................................................................ 56
16 PARKING IN LORRY PARKS OR FERRY PORTS.................................................................................................. 56
17 CAB LOCKERS (EVERYTHING GOES IN?) .......................................................................................................... 57

18 ACCESS AND EGRESS ..................................................................................................................................... 58
19 MY SPACE ..................................................................................................................................................... 59
20 BRIDGE STRIKE AND OVERHANGING TREES ................................................................................................... 60
21 ARTICULATED VEHICLES ................................................................................................................................ 60

22 OVERHEAD CABLES ....................................................................................................................................... 60
22.1 WHAT TO DO IF YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE (OHPL) ........................................................61
23 REVERSING ALARMS ..................................................................................................................................... 61
24 VEHICLE RECORDING CAMERAS. ................................................................................................................... 61

24.1 REASONS FOR THE USE OF CCTV AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS .........................................................................................61
24.2 CCTV MONITORING ...................................................................................................................................................62
24.3 HOW WE WILL OPERATE ANY CCTV ..............................................................................................................................62
25 MOBILE PHONES, HAND HELD DEVICES AND PORTABLE EQUIPMENT (SAT NAV’S, PDA’S ETC)........................ 63
26 EYE TESTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 63

26.1 EYE CONTACT ............................................................................................................................................................64
27 CUSTOMERS ................................................................................................................................................. 65

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