Winter Maintenance Crew (7hrs DCPC compliant)
Delivered at our Thruxton (Andover) base.
Bespoke course for gritter drivers
Including:
- Pre & post training test
- Safety workshop
- Skidpan winter skid avoidance driving
- Assessed road drive including spatial and defensive driving skills (DCPC)
WINTER MAINTENANCE CREW DCPC (GRITTER DRIVERS)
The course can also be made available for other specific large work vehicles, for example, refuse collection vehicles, skip transport etc.
Venue: Thruxton (Andover) skidpan and workshop suite
Vehicles: Client supplied gritters and one 3.5t work vehicle (options available)
Duration: 1 day. 18 drivers maximum per day
Qualification: 7hrs DCPC
Certificate of attendance
Personal assessment sheet with Low/Medium/High risk score
The driver training is a full day course incorporating: Workshops, skid/loss of control, speed/spatial awareness exercises and on-road assessment, all designed to compliment company safety rationale and provide true understanding of real-life situations that could result in vehicle damage, serious injury or worse.
Some key points include:
- Plenary (1) Introduction / knowledge quiz
Low grip surface skid avoidance drive
- Plough removal/refit
- On-road in-vehicle
- The driver and the law (Static walkaround)
Safety & vehicle dynamics workshop
- Plenary (2) / Q&A
- Recap quiz
Feedback
Any driver whose workplace will be a gritter or particular type of vehicle being used for the training.
R³ do not teach skid control. R³ preach skid avoidance.
Using the skid activity on the low grip surface as a hook/very memorable activity we quickly and clearly show that any driver can get-it-wrong and lose control of any vehicle. From this position of clarity drivers engage much more with the safety messages and the advanced driving skills R³ teach throughout the rest of the course.
Driving is the most dangerous activity that most of us do almost every day
5 people die
and 66 seriously injured (average) every DAY on the UK roads
More drivers
are killed at work than deep sea fishermen