Further Details
General Core Requirements:-
The general requirements governing the carriage of dangerous goods.
The main hazards of substances in classes 2,3,4,5,6,8 & 9.
Information on environmental protection in control of the transfer of wastes.
What a driver should do and not do in the carriage of dangerous goods.
The purpose and the method of operation of technical equipment in use on vehicles including emergency equipment.
The prohibitions on mixed loading in the same vehicle or container.
Precautions to be taken during the loading and unloading of dangerous goods.
General information concerning civil liability.
Information on multi-modal transport operations.
Practical Excercises:-
What to do after an accident (first aid, road safety, basic knowledge about the use of protective equipment.)
What to do in an incident or accident in order to ensure personnel safety and that of the public.
Assessment of the unconscious casualty, mouth to mouth ventilation and placing the casualty in the recovery position.
The nature of fire and the fire triangle, selection and uses of various types of fire extinguishers, how to use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire.
Packages Requirements:-
The scope and application of national and international rules for the carriage of dangerous goods in packages and in bulk.
The UN packages scheme.
The purposes and types of various packages, containers and bulk carriers.
The loading and unloading of vehicles.
The operating proceedures specific to packaged goods and bulk loads on national and international journeys.
Hazard Classes Requirements:-
The characteristics and substances of classes 2,3,4,5,6,8 and 9, the preventive and safety measures appropriate to the types of hazards involved, labelling and marking to indicate danger, the significance to the driver in the course of normal duties.
Tanker Specialisation Requirements:-
The specific additional provisions applicable to the use of tankers and tank containers.
The specific requirments of the vehicle.
The proceedures to be followed in relation to the operation of tanks and tank containers.
A general theoretical knowledge of the various and different loading and discharge systems.
The behaviour of vehicles, tankers and tank containers on the road.
The trainee by the end of the training will be sufficient theoretically to pass modular multi-choice questionnaire to obtain a vocational training certificate (licence) issue by D.V.L.A.
Guide price
£315 PLUS EXAMS @ £20 EACH |
