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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)
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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