Duration

1 day

Who Should Attend

Those drivers who require to hold the MPQC (EPIC) Driver Skills Card, except where they can obtain it through an MPQC Approved equivalent course, and all drivers of tippers, truckmixers, flatbed trucks and dry powder tankers who want to increase their awareness of safety.

Aims

To increase drivers' awareness of safety, health, and environmental issues at work and to encourage safe behaviour during the collection and delivery of quarry materials and products.

Content

• Preventing Workplace Accidents
• Accident Reporting
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Vehicle Pre-start Checks
• Safe Driving Behaviour
• Vehicle Access and Egress
• Site Hazards
• Entering and Leaving Customer Sites
• Environmental Issues
• Vehicle-specific Hazards

Number of delegates

6 - 20

Duration and Delivery Options

This is a one-day course comprising of lectures, group discussions, exercises, DVD and case studies at the end of the course delegates undertake a multiple-choice assessment. Those delegates successfully completing the course are awarded the MPQC Driver Skills Card.

Contact Details

Telephone: 0115 964 4920