Driver Awareness
Driving for work is a work activity, and employers and drivers both have responsibilities under health and safety law. This awareness course covers journey planning, fatigue, vehicle checks, phones and distraction, speed, drink and drugs, weather, vulnerable road users and what to do after a collision or breakdown. It does not replace driver training, your legal duties as a driver or your employer's driving policy.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 40 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 17
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain why driving for work is covered by health and safety law and what employers and drivers are responsible for.
- ✓Plan journeys that allow for breaks, weather and realistic timings, and recognise the signs of fatigue.
- ✓Carry out basic vehicle checks and load vehicles safely.
- ✓Describe the law on mobile phones, speed, drink and drug driving, and how to avoid distraction.
- ✓Apply the Highway Code hierarchy of road users to protect vulnerable road users.
- ✓Respond correctly after a collision or breakdown and follow your employer's driving policy.
Course contents
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Module 1: Driving for Work and Journey Planning
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 2: Fit Vehicle, Fit Driver
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: On the Road
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 4: Collisions, Breakdowns and Policies
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate