Section Four Driver Duties and Responsibilities
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Knowing your Vehicle and Load Vehicle Stability and Dynamics
17
17 - 21
Disconnecting a Tractor Unit from a Semi-Trailer Connecting a Tractor Unit to a Semi-Trailer
21 22 23
Vehicle Safety Checks
Entering and Exiting Your Vehicle
23 - 24
Vehicle Defects
24
Breakdown Procedure
25 - 26
Avoiding falls from Heights / Vehicles
27 27 28 28 29
Driver’s Checklist
Reversing and Manoeuvring Accident Reporting Procedure
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Section Five Driver Legislation
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Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
30 30 31 31
Road Side Inspections Vehicle and Trailer Heights Calculating Vehicle Heights
32 - 33 33 - 34 34 - 35 35 - 36 36 - 38 38 - 40 40 - 42 42 – 43 35
National Speed Limits Stopping Distances
Motoring Offences and Penalty Points
Licence Renewal
Driving Licence and Vehicle Categories Tachographs and Digital Driver cards
Mobile Phones and Driving
Smoking Ban – Company vehicles
Section Six Security
Page numbers
Security of your Vehicle and Load
44 - 45
Beware of Deception
46 46
Handling Difficult Situations
Personal Security
46 - 47
Lone and Night Workers
47 47 48 49 49 49 50
Requests to pull over and Stop
Vulnerable Load Notice
Parking and Overnight Stops Introducing Social Media
48 - 49
Why use Social Media
Whistl Employee Social Media Guidelines
Social Media Do’s and Don’ts
2
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