Last chance for employers to attend essential webinar on ensuring vehicles are fit for the road
Oct 08, 2014
Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on all employers to attend its essential online training session on making sure their vehicles are safe to be on the roads.
All at-work drivers have an important role to play to make sure their vehicles and safe, legal and well-maintained. To aid employers in ensuring they have the right procedures in place, Brake is holding an essential webinar;Maintenance and mechanics: how safe are your vehicles and who's checking them?
In this webinar, experienced fleet and road safety practitioners will look at legal requirements for maintenance and mechanics and employer responsibilities, including monitoring driver vehicle checks and reporting defects.
The webinar, sponsored by IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers), will also address educating drivers on the importance of good vehicle maintenance and ensuring they carry out regular vehicle checks. Attendees will also learn from an organisation that has successfully implemented an effective maintenance policy and achieved driver buy-in to the policy.
The webinar will take place 2pm - 3.30pm GMT on Thursday 6 November and costs just £10 + VAT for members of Brake and £25 + VAT for non-members.
Ellie Pearson, Brake's senior professional engagement officer, says: "We know at-work drivers are an especially high-risk group on our roads and therefore it is incredibly important that employers go that extra mile to ensure their vehicles are maintained to the highest standard. We would encourage any employer that takes fleet safety seriously to attend this low-cost webinar."
Ian Chisholm, head of Operations and Communications at IRTE, says: "We are delighted to support this Brake webinar which is in line with IRTE's aims of professionalising road transport through knowledge sharing, safety, skills and compliance. Understanding and implementing proper maintenance procedures is vital for the safety of vehicles on the UK's roads, and this event will no doubt be helpful to transport managers who want to ensure their fleets are legally compliant."
For more information and to book online, visit www.brakepro.org
