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A V O N M A T E R I A L S U P P L I E S L T D ( A M S L T D ) 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

COMPANY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................... 34
INSURANCE DETAILS ............................................................................................................................................ 35
ROAD ACCIDENT FORM EXAMPLE ........................................................................................................................... 35
VEHICLE DAMAGE ............................................................................................................................................... 36
DRIVERS LICENCE ................................................................................................................................................ 37
HIGHWAY CODE ................................................................................................................................................. 37
VEHICLE KEYS ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
GUARDING ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
SEAT BELTS (DO I NEED TO WEAR ONE?).................................................................................................................. 38
ALL VEHICLE CONTROLS ....................................................................................................................................... 38
DEBRIS ON THE HIGHWAY .................................................................................................................................... 39
VULNERABLE ROAD USERS SAFETY POLICY ............................................................................................................... 39
ROAD TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS AND FINES ................................................................................................................. 41
VEHICLE SECURITY .............................................................................................................................................. 41
PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY ................................................................................................................................... 41
9.18.1 Motorway Driving ................................................................................................................................ 42
9.18.2 Tiredness is a major factor in road incidents. To avoid tiredness while driving: ................................... 42
9.18.3 Drivers are to observe the following top tips: ...................................................................................... 43
9.18.4 Driving in poor weather ....................................................................................................................... 44
9.18.5 Driving in bright or low sun .................................................................................................................. 45
STOPPING DISTANCES .......................................................................................................................................... 46
ALL VEHICLES REVERSING SAFELY ........................................................................................................................... 46
9.20.1 Safe System of Work for Reversing ...................................................................................................... 47
9.20.2 When reversing remember: .................................................................................................................. 48
9.20.3 Reversing Assistants/Traffic Marshalls/Banksman .............................................................................. 49
9.20.4 Hand Signals (Reversing Assistant) ...................................................................................................... 50
9.20.5 When reversing, remember: ................................................................................................................. 51
HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REVERSING PROCEDURES ................................................................. 51
VEHICLE SERVICING ............................................................................................................................................. 52
BREAKDOWNS .................................................................................................................................................... 52
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND OVERLOADED VEHICLES ............................................................................................. 53
9.24.1 Ways of preventing a vehicle becoming overloaded: .......................................................................... 54
9.24.2 The effects of overloading a vehicle: .................................................................................................... 54
9.24.3 Weigh loaders ...................................................................................................................................... 55
LOAD SECURITY ALL VEHICLES ................................................................................................................................ 56
9.25.1 Tippers and grabs ................................................................................................................................. 57
9.25.2 Loading best practice ........................................................................................................................... 58
9.25.3 Using the auto sheet systems ............................................................................................................... 59
9.25.4 Tailboards ............................................................................................................................................. 59
HIRED VEHICLES ONTO THE FLEET ........................................................................................................................... 59
CAB LOCKERS (EVERYTHING GOES IN?) ................................................................................................................... 60
ACCESS AND EGRESS ............................................................................................................................................ 61
ENTERING VEHICLE BODY TO CLEAN OUT .................................................................................................................. 61
MY SPACE ......................................................................................................................................................... 62
PLANT POTENTIAL BLIND SPOT EXAMPLES. ....................................................................................................................... 63
PLANT INTERFACE ZONES ......................................................................................................................................... 63
360 EXCAVATOR BLIND SPOTS ............................................................................................................................... 63
BULLDOZER BLIND SPOTS ...................................................................................................................................... 64
LOADING SHOVEL BLIND SPOTS .............................................................................................................................. 64
TELEHANDLER .................................................................................................................................................... 65
TRACTOR AND BOWSER ....................................................................................................................................... 65
VANS & LORRIES ................................................................................................................................................ 66
BRIDGE STRIKE AND OVERHANGING TREES ................................................................................................................ 67
9.39.1 Skip vehicles ......................................................................................................................................... 67
9.39.2 RO-RO vehicles ..................................................................................................................................... 67
9.39.3 Tipper vehicles ...................................................................................................................................... 67

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