RE Consultancy & Training Ltd has been approved to deliver MPQC - Site Safety & Tipper Awareness 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:
- The understanding of the key risks associated with operating in quarries, plants, construction sites and public highways.
- Improve driver awareness, safe behaviour, and professional standards across all stages of the working day.
- Gain the knowledge required to prevent incidents, reduce near‑misses, and operate safely around people, plant and vehicles.
- Strengthen understanding of load security, tipping stability, site rules, and VRU interactions.
- (“Increase Driver Awareness… Encourage Safe Behaviour… Health Safety… Environmental Issues at Work”)
Includes:
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Identify common site hazards, unsafe conditions and unsafe acts, and understand how to report them.
- Demonstrate knowledge of safe access/egress, three points of contact, and in cab safety systems.
- Explain the principles of vehicle checks, including tyres, hydraulics, body condition, safety devices and load security.
- Recognise the causes of tipper instability, including uneven ground, poor loading, weather, mechanical failure and incorrect alignment.
- Apply safe systems of work for loading, sheeting, manoeuvring, tipping, and working around plant.
- Understand VRU risks, Highway Code requirements, stopping distances, mobile phone restrictions and working time rules.
- Follow correct procedures for high speed network access, emergency situations, lone working and fatigue management. (“What are the hazards… What skills and knowledge… What are the control measures when tipping…”)
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=80
