Topic outline

  • Transport Safety - Health and Safety 5

    This course will help you to identify the hazards presented by the movement of vehicles in the workplace and the appropriate control measures.


    Transport Safety

     COM-033
     UK
     e-Learning
     Role: Engineer, Laboratory Technician, Manager/Senior Manager, Operator, Supervisor, Technician
     Compliance
     Sector: Chemicals, Composites, Downstream Petroleum, Explosives, Industrial Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Nuclear, Pharmaceuticals, Polymers, Signmaking
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    This Course is Aimed at

    Anyone who needs to understand the principles of health and safety as part of their job. The typical people who would benefit from this course include: Team Leaders and Supervisors, HR Professionals, Facilities Managers, those working with young people in a training environment.

    Overview

    This course is a stand-alone elearning module and forms part of a 10 module set that make up the Health and Safety at Work Suite. It will help you to identify the hazards presented by the movement of vehicles in the workplace and the appropriate control measures.

    The modules are:

    Health and Safety 1 - Foundations of Health and Safety

    Health and Safety 2 - Responsibility for Health and Safety

    Health and Safety 3 - Health and Safety Risk Assessment and Control

    Health and Safety 4 - Hazards and Controls Associated with the Work Equipment

    Health and Safety 5 - Transport Safety

    Health and Safety 6 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Working with Electricity

    Health and Safety 7 - Fire Safety

    Health and Safety 8 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Manual Handling and Repetitive Movement 

    Health and Safety 9 - Hazards and Controls Associated with Hazardous Substances   

    Health and Safety 10 - Hazards and Controls Associated with the Working Environment

    Programme Content and Key Areas

    Hazards and controls for vehicles

    • Hazards in vehicle operations causing:
      • Loss of control and overturning of vehicles, collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians and fixed objects


    Control measures:

    • Safe traffic routes and safety signage, management of vehicle movements, environmental factors (e.g. visibility, gradients, changes of level, surface conditions), maintenance of vehicles, driver protection and restraint systems, means of segregating pedestrians and vehicles, protective measures for people and structures (e.g. barriers, marking signs, warnings of vehicle approach and reversing), site rules, driver competence.

    Learning Outcomes

    On completion of this module, participants should be able to demonstrate understanding of the content through the application of knowledge to familiar and unfamiliar situations. In particular they should be able to:

    • Identify the hazards presented by the movement of vehicles in the workplace and the appropriate control measures


    Technical Requirements

    CategorySpecification
    KreateIT version4.9
    Minimum screen resolution1024x768
    Supported operating systemsWindows XP, Vista and Windows 7,OSx10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
    Supported Windows Browsers on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7IE 7, 8, 9
    Chrome 17.0
    Firefox 11
    Safari 5.1.2
    Supported Browsers on Mac OS x 10.6.8. (Snow Leopard) onlyFirefox 11
    Safari 5.1.2
    Adobe FlashVersion 8 and upwards
    Other software requirementsAdobe Acrobat Reader
    Browser set up requirementsBrowsers need to be set up to support JavaScriptand have plug-ins enabled

       

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