An Operator Licence Awareness Training course (OLAT) provides a comprehensive overview of the operator licensing systems and the legal undertakings that apply to transport operators.
This is a OTC (Office of the Traffic Commissioner) and FORS approved course (this will be required for FORS approval if the transport manager has not completed any training is the last 5 years).
The Operator Licence Awareness course is often an undertaking given by the Traffic Commissioner to the business owners if they feel your business would benefit from a knowledge update. This course is also an excellent starting point for people who are looking to prepare to gain the Transport Manager CPC qualification.
Topics covered include:-
- Operator Licensing – Application; Conditions; Notifiable Changes; Legal Responsibilities
- Safe Loading of Vehicles – including calculation of payload and safe load distribution
- Weights and Dimensions of Vehicles
- Drivers Hours – includes current legislation with respect to EU Drivers’ Hours and the Road Transport Working Time Directive; Drivers’ Hours’ Records
- for Analogue and Digital Tachographs; Working Time Directive for non- driving personnel; Planning Safe Overnight Parking
- Driver Licensing
- Traffic Regulations and Speed Limits
- Planned Preventive Maintenance – including Drivers’ Defect Reporting; Enforcement (Fleet Inspections and Road Side Checks); OCRS
RE Consultancy & Training are delighted to announce that they are now able to provide NPORS accredited training and testing.
This can take place at your site (nationwide), or our purpose built training centre in South Molton, Devon
The courses cover most plant categories from industrial forklifts, to telehandlers, to Excavators
We also cover lifting operations - slinger signaller, lift supervisor, appointed person, compact crane
These are just a small selection of the courses offered.Industrial/Plant training
We can offer novice courses, refresher courses, and NPORS experienced worker assessments
If you would like any further information, or to discuss your requirements please don’t hesitate to contact our team on 01769 572447 or email [email protected]
RE Consultancy & Training Ltd has been approved to deliver MPQC - Site Safety Awareness and Behaviour on behalf of MP Skills.
Who Should Attend?
For drivers who:
- Are required to hold the MPQC Drivers Skills Card (EPIC)
- All drivers of Tippers, Truckmixers and Tankers
- Applies to all types of vehicles
Aims
To provide individuals with:
- An increased awareness of safety, health, and environmental issues at work
- The encouragement of safe behaviour during the collection and delivery of quarry materials and products
- To increase drivers attitude to unsafe acts
Includes:
- Preventing workplace accidents
- Dealing with conflict and challenging behaviour
- Accident reporting
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Vehicle pre-start checks
- Safe driving behaviour
- Vehicle access and egress
- Site hazards
- Entering and leaving customer sites
- Environmental issues
- Vehicle-specific hazards
Duration - 1 day
To book on to a course, please contact MP Skills on 0115 983 5755 or visit https://www.mpskills.co.uk/preview.php?ic_course_id=
Jerry is our newest instructor. He served 12 years in the Royal Air Force in the logistics environment. As a resettlement course he then gained his instructor qualification with the RTITB. He then went on to work in a college and gained assessor and internal verifier qualifications. During his time at the college, he also gained his teaching qualification Cert. Ed. He is one of the instructors that help to deliver a range of MHE and other Health & Safety training courses
Richard Everitt MSc. MIIRSM
