This training programme is for all drivers responsible for the transportation of passengers in minibuses. 

It is a half day programme based in both the classroom and vehicle.

The content of the course covers:

  • current legislation
  • principles and practices of safe manual handling
  • understanding of employer and employee responsibilities
  • completing a risk assessment
  • the importance of vehicle familiarisation
  • types of fire extinguishers in use today
  • how fires can occur and how we can help to avoid them
  • taking control in an emergency situation
  • safe evacuation of the vehicle

This is then followed by the on-vehicle training, with a simulation of a smoke-filled bus and how to safely evacuate the passengers.

Cost

This programme will cost £37

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Training Officer - Dorset Travel Training Centre

Name: Dorset Travel Centre
Email: dorsettraveltraining@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
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