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An increasing risk to bus and coach industry staff is posed by ‘sharps' found on vehicles when cleaning duties are being undertaken. Usually these take the form of discarded needles from drug users, but a more legitimate type of sharps would be a diabetic ‘pen' or needle.
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Read more... [Sharps Removal]
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 The safety of children on ‘the school run’ is of paramount concern to operators, drivers, education authorities, school governors, teachers, parents and pupils themselves. A training package has been developed by BUSK (Belt Up Schoolchildren) and Minimise Your Risk. This course may well attract funding from various sources. |
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 Minimise Your Risk can provide you with an established and cost-effective customer care programme, which can be customised to your own organisations particular needs.
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One of the most common causes of injury (and subsequent personal injury claim) in the coach industry is drivers handling luggage. Sprains, stains, pulled muscles and more serious injuries, such as fractures and hernias, can be caused by loading heavy or awkward items of passengers’ luggage.
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Read more... [Luggage Handling]
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 These are the forerunner of the proposed EU training directive, which will be introduced from 2008, provided the appropriate UK legislation is passed in 2006.
They are based on the guidance contained in the HSE booklet (INDG382) ‘Driving at work – managing work-related road safety’. All bus and coach operators have a legal responsibility to act on the guidance as it is a risk assessment. |
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We believe this is an important issue that many companies fail to carry out. Drivers simply don’t understand how alcohol works, how it affects the body and, in particular, the ‘morning after’ syndrome. The aim of any alcohol and drugs policy should be to educate and prevent problems, rather than catch the unsuspecting members of staff who are ignorant of the facts. Drivers are an increasingly expensive breed and are in danger of becoming an endangered species. Any formal training session should be re-enforced with appropriate written advice and signed training records, whilst drivers handbooks should include some basic advice as well as the formal one-page policy statement.
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Read more... [Drugs and Alcohol Awareness]
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