Vehicle At Workplaces For NGOs

About the Workshop

Vehicles at work continue to be a major cause of fatal and major injuries. Every year there are a huge number of incidents involving transport in the workplace.

Many of these result in people being killed.

Estimates suggest that up to one-third of all road traffic accidents involve someone who is at work at the time.

This workshop is based on Health Safety and Environment Standards and are required to be trained and applied by law in countries around the world.

Learning Objectives

• By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Help prevent accidents

• Assess and manage vehicle and driver safety

Topics covered

1. Vehicle Safety

a. Safe Vehicles

b. Safe Manoeuvring

c. Inspection, maintenance and repair

d. Right vehicle for the job

2. People’s Safety

a. Initial Training

b. Maintaining standard

c. Defensive Driving

d. What makes a safe driver?

e. How does a safe driver behave?

f. What does a safe driver do?

g. Emergencies

3. Site Safety

a. Traffic Routes

b. Driving surfaces

c. Speed

d. Traffic Management

Duration: 3 Hours