Company Car Kit - Legal Requirement.
Discussion
voyds9 said:
If you want to stuff the company more how about suggesting a course on how to change a tyre, or check the oil.
Some health & safety people are pushing for spare wheels to be taken out of cars (which is happening anyway, of course) so drivers can't hurt themselves changing the wheel. It's standard practice to call a breakdown company to change wheels on a motorway.if the vehicles are used on works time a class 3 hi vis may be a requirement as appropriate PPE should the vehicles have to leave the vehicle while on fast roads ...
as a semi -related issue , an issue arose with a volunteer organisation when the senior clinical and fleet management volunteers fell out with those holding the purse strigns about the need for people who work from vehicles needing class 3 hi vis - but given the role may require stopping on fast roads ...
as a semi -related issue , an issue arose with a volunteer organisation when the senior clinical and fleet management volunteers fell out with those holding the purse strigns about the need for people who work from vehicles needing class 3 hi vis - but given the role may require stopping on fast roads ...
voyds9 said:
If you want to stuff the company more how about suggesting a course on how to change a tyre, or check the oil.
PUWER all ready requires this ... the fundamental issue with changing wheels is torquing the wheel nuts/ studs correctly - especially as car manufacturers decline to provide a torque wrench ...
this is aside from the issues with 'scene protection' for changing a wheel ...
Deva Link said:
voyds9 said:
If you want to stuff the company more how about suggesting a course on how to change a tyre, or check the oil.
Some health & safety people are pushing for spare wheels to be taken out of cars (which is happening anyway, of course) so drivers can't hurt themselves changing the wheel. It's standard practice to call a breakdown company to change wheels on a motorway.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff