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Risk assessment
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We should assess the risks involved in using any vehicle while at work. To do this we need to think about the existing problems that might cause harm during the planned driving task. We refer to these problems as hazards. In addition to hazards we...
Risk control levels
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A fundamental way we can protect workers is to control their exposure to occupational hazards. According to European legislation there are different types of measures that employers need to take to control any threats worker safety. The control...
Rules and regulations
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A number of the relevant rules and legislations applying to driving for work are described as follows by EU DG Mobility and Transport: The existing legislation applying to road transport services establishes common rules on access to the profession...
Responsibilities and capabilities
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Employers have a general duty to ensure that the health and safety of their workers and members of the public is not put at risk as a result of the work that they do. They have to make sure that their workers are well trained and informed about...
Speeding
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Excessive and inappropriate speeds are the most important risk factor in road traffic. They are a primary factor in one third of fatal accidents and an aggravating factor in all collisions. For a given increase in speed, the risk of a crash...
Fatigue and time pressure
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Fatigue is extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical effort. A fatigued driver will feel tired and possibly drowsy, and he or she may not be able to adequately perform the required driving task. Fatigue may also lead to drivers falling...
Distraction
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There are three basic types of distraction : Visual - things that make drivers look away from or at irrelevant aspects of the road/traffic Cognitive – things that make the driver’s think about something other than the driving task Manual...
Driving light goods vehicles and delivery vans
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Light goods vehicles (LGVs) and delivery vans are goods vehicles with a maximum permitted weight below 3.5 tonnes. Accidents statistics show that every year 4,000 LGVs are involved in fatal road accidents in Europe. LGVs are being increasingly...
Container transport
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Containers constitute a very large part of the goods transport on European roads. If not properly secured they can inflict great damage and harm to other road users, buildings and the environment. A survey by the Norwegian Accident...
Bus and coach driving
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Across 27 EU countries an average of 1,200 people were killed in accidents involving buses and coaches in each of the years between 2005 and 2008 ( DaCoTA ). Across 24 EU countries 902 people were killed in in 2009. 16 % of those killed in 2009 were...