PCV Drivers Hours and Digital Tachographs (7 hours)
This course provides candidates with the knowledge of working time to ensure they are aware of
working periods specific to the transport industry. Ensuring drivers know the rules regarding rest breaks and working hours helps to develop a culture of safety and compliance, leading to a reduction in tachograph offences and corresponding costs.
PCV Safe Loading/Unloading, Driver Health and Eco-Safe Driving (7 hours)
A classroom based course which gives an introduction to the principles of safe and fuel efficient
driving techniques, creating an awareness of how driving techniques affect fuel consumption.
It also looks at how concentration and planning can reduce incidents and vehicle downtime, ultimately leading to reduced fuel costs for the fleet and a less stressed driver!
PCV Customer Care (7 hours)
Suitable for all drivers with a customer facing role, this course enables drivers to understand how they can help to enhance their company image, improve their standards of service and understand how to deal appropriately with customer enquiries. Drivers should take away an awareness of the responsibility of their role within the representation of their company brand, improving relationships between their company and their customer.
PCV Health & Safety and Fire Safety (7 hours)
The course aims to help candidates identify and eliminate potential hazards in the workplace, with
particular regards to vehicles. Providing practical advice to create an awareness of the safety culture within their businesses, the course content also covers slips, trips and falls and other workplace related incidents, ultimately creating a responsible workforce who considers the consequences of their actions.
PCV Manual Handling and First Aid (7 hours)
Most back injuries are caused by heavy or awkward lifting and are a major cause of low performance within a job role. This course aims to create awareness of how to lift in a correct and safe manner, without causing damage to self or others.
Drivers spend a great deal of their working day alone in a high risk environment with machinery and chemicals. In the First Aid session, candidates learn techniques such as resuscitation and CPR, gaining vital minutes in the wait for the emergency services in the event of an incident.