Safety Loads on Vehicles

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Address:201 The Waterfront, Stonehouse Business Park, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3UT

Duration:1 day

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Price: £0.00 + VAT
Duration: 1 day
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Who

This Safety Loads on Vehicles training course is specifically designed for company vehicle drivers and supervisors, who in the course of their work are required to safely load and secure cargo to company vehicles

Aims

To train candidates in the methods of basic load securing techniques and defensive driving techniques for small commercial vehicles. Candidates will fully understand the implications of incorrect loading and how to minimise potential load movement using defensive driving techniques.

Outline

Course Content

• Duties and responsibilities
• Requirement to risk assess loading and un-loading operations
• Understanding the implications of working at height
• Regulations and accepted codes of practice concerning the safety of loads on vehicles.
• Principals of load safety
• General requirements for securing loads
• Arrangement of loads on the vehicle bed
• Blocking and dunnage techniques
• Suitability and selection of anchorage points
• Methods of ensuring load security
• Use of headboards and front bulkheads
• Securing straps and ropes – Inspection and use
• Packing and protection of securing equipment

Certification

C & G Services (Europe) Ltd (BS EN ISO
9001: 2008)