Polly's Training

31/07/2016

had a lovely day CPC training yesterday at J & S Plant thanks to John Moffat for lunch :-)

16/06/2016

New short refresher courses in Digi tachographs and EU regulation updates now available. Do your drivers know the regulations
Contact us if you are interested.

10/11/2015

Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work for Drivers (CPC).

This is a training course which is designed for those who are involved in the driving industry and require a first aid qualification to go towards the Certificate of Professional Competency (CPC) requirements.

Did you know?
There are about 1.8m people employed in the Transport, Storage and Communication industry. Last year alone drivers received 8 million hours of training a year. .

04/11/2015

Very good reading

Motorhome seat belt laws are confusing. Are you breaking the law? Are side facing seats safe? This article explains what you need to know.

22/09/2015

Please take note

It's about time!

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09/09/2015

5 reasons why you need to manage employees' driving licences
1. All employers have a duty of care to ensure any employee that is required to drive on behalf of the company is correctly licensed and entitled to drive.

2. The Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 - organisations that require employees to drive as part of their work must monitor their employees' entitlement to drive and verify driving licences.

3. Section 87 (2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 - makes it an offence for a person to cause or permit another person to drive a motor vehicle of any class on a road if that other person is not the holder of a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.

4. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Guidelines on Driving at Work strongly recommend that drivers' licences are checked when they first drive on behalf of the company and periodically thereafter.

5. Employees driving without a valid licence may invalidate company insurance.

Just looking at a driving licence once is not enough

A visual check of a drivers licence provides evidence of entitlement to drive at that point. However things can change very quickly and it is vital that organisations check licences at regualer intervals. Drivers with 9 points on their licence may need to be checked every month.

Getting it wrong could be expensive

Benchmark fines for those found negligent in their "Duty of Care" responsibilities start at £500,000 - with no upper limit.

Licence Verification is Essential
Licence fraud and honest mistakes are a fact of life

Almost 2 million people move home each year. If a driver has failed to inform the DVLA of a change of address it is possible for their licence to be revoked without them even knowing about it. If DVLA do not have the correct details for a registered driver they may never receive notifications from them about intended prosecutions or changes to their licence status. Up until 2010, a driver had 12 months to return their licence for penalty points to be added. Now a driver has just 28 days to return their licence to DVLA, after which their licence will be revoked, making it illegal for them to drive.

09/09/2015

DRIVER TRAINING SEMINARS

It is the responsibility of both employers and drivers to ensure that they understand and comply with the drivers hours and tachograph rules. (Ignorance of the rules is not accepted as an excuse). There is, at this present time, in force a maximum fine of £2,500 for breach of the drivers hours rules and a maximum fine of £5,000 for failing to install or use a tachograph. Deliberate falsification of a tachograph chart can result in 2 years imprisonment and or a £5,000 fine. Convictions may be taken into account by Licensing Authorities in deciding whether to grant or renew an operators licence or HGV drivers licence.
With this in mind we runs Driver’s Hours Law Training Seminars on your premises at a time and date to suit you.

The subjects covered are :-
The Tachograph
Employees legal responsibilities
Drivers legal responsibilities
The chart - including centrefield requirements
Hand written entries - including manual recording, change of vehicle and defects
Mode switch selection - correct use of the switch (semi - automatic and manual)
Drivers Hours and Tachograph rules - 3820/85 and 3821/85 and Road Transport Directive Regulations

To include -
Definition of "Days, "Weeks", "Fortnight", interpretation of the 4 1/2 hour driving rules, spreadover, daily driving limits, daily rest and compensation requirements, split rest, weekly rest and compensation requirements, ferryboat and train journeys, double manned duties.

Tachograph analysis
Trace identification

24/08/2015

Share this photo if you think people need to stop texting while driving.

09/07/2015

This should proove interesting.

From 1 October 2015, private vehicles must be smokefree if they are enclosed, there is more than one person present and one of them is under 18.

25/06/2015

Vulnerable road Users DRIVER CPC periodic training
Operators and drivers should note that the Transport Minister has requested that periodic training specifically takes account of other road users, particularly “Vulnerable” road users.
The Driver CPC ‘The Professional Driver’ focuses on vulnerable road user issues.

Contact http://www.pollystraining.co.uk/

01900604733 or 07923387486

Polly's Training is dedicated to offering highly affective, interactive training courses to suit your business. With over 25 years experience in both the transport industry and the medical profession.

17/06/2015

Don't shred your counterpart

Problems arose yesterday after the paper counterpart was replaced with an online database detailing driving records, with motorists requiring an access code should they wish to hire a car.

17/06/2015

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/shopping-and-consumer-news/11658603/DVLA-advice-may-leave-drivers-unable-to-hire-a-car-abroad.html

Motorists will require special code - that needs to be downloaded with NI number - to enable rental companies to check record

07/06/2015

02/06/2015

Another great day at Eastman Chemicals

29/05/2015

5 Days CPC training starting Monday 1st june at Eastman Chemicals Workington,
A few places left .
contact Polly if interested

24/05/2015

Just one good reason to find lost shoes in fields and paddocks!

21/05/2015

Well done all who completed there EFAW last night. Hope to see you all again next year for the refresher

21/05/2015

Every horse rider should sit a proficiency test, say 94% of drivers, to help prevent equine-related road accidents.

20/05/2015

Kent police says it has reported an HGV driver for summons to court after it was alleged he was watching a DVD at the wheel of his vehicle on the M20.

19/05/2015

Long day. Manchester Airport with a lovely family safely delivered for their holidays. A Driver CPC Course in First Aid delivered all delegates passed and great feed back. Thanks guys

18/05/2015

All sorted for a day at Manchester Airport in the morning.

18/05/2015

Another brilliant afternoon shift with the lads of SE Ceilings.
Thanks for a great day.

18/05/2015

A great night with a great crew who all completed their EFAW through the night. Who says nights are bad.
Now for another group day shift started early.

17/05/2015

update on Driver CPC courses,,

Driver CPC Update – Vulnerable Road Users

The syllabus for Driver CPC training is set out in the European Directive 2003/59/EC.

Whilst all courses must comply with this syllabus, individuals and companies have been able to choose courses according to their individual training needs.

The Driving Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which is the competent authority responsible for the approval of training centres and periodic training courses has announced today that it has been asked to ensure that periodic driver CPC training specifically takes account of other road users, particularly those that are vulnerable.

contact polly 01900604733 or mobile 07923387486

14/05/2015

Very intetesting

A recent study of dressage horses in Germany that looked at rein length and tension revealed a surprising finding: horses who were regularly trained in ground work/in-hand  work had lower heart rat...

12/05/2015

Now offering a competitively rated mini bus and taxi, hire, for all your airport and local runs,

06/05/2015

Drivers CPC courses available dates and locations to suit.
£65 per person per course.
Locations in Workington

04/02/2015

Questionable at times but interesting reading !!!

Equine Driver Agency Ltd, The driver hire company for all equestrian disciplines. Experts in driving horses.