12-03-07 Revised Safe Operators Guide now available - the first of a new VOSA suite of guides
A new and revised edition of one of the most popular guides is now published. The Safe Operator’s Guide will form part of a suite of VOSA publications dedicated to giving useful information to operators, drivers and other staff involved in the use of Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles.
The publication has been produced by VOSA in conjunction with the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the Freight Transport Association and The Road Haulage Association. Traffic Commissioners have also given their full support to the publication.
The revised Guide explains the procedures and systems required for the monitoring of drivers’ hours, record keeping (including digital tachographs), speeding and speed limiters, driver licensing and training and safe loading. Also, it gives useful information of various aspects of a transport operation such as driver sleepiness and driver recruitment plus explaining some of VOSA’s most recent initiatives such as targeting, fixed penalties and driver CPCs.
You can download a copy of the Guide from Transport Office
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NOTES TO EDITOR:
VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) is responsible for:
• Processing applications for licences to operate lorries and buses and registering bus services
• Operating and administering testing schemes for all vehicles, including the supervision of the MOT testing scheme
• Enforcing the law on vehicles to ensure that they comply with legal standards and regulations
• Enforcing drivers' hours and licensing requirements
• Supporting Traffic Commissioners to help them make informed decisions on operator licensing, vocational drivers and bus registration requirements
• Providing training and advice for commercial operators
• Investigating vehicle accidents, defects and recalls.
For media inquiries about VOSA, please contact: Henry Norman on 0117 954 3208 / henry.norman@vosa.gov.uk, or Zita Galambosi on 0117 954 2561 / zita.galambosi@vosa.gov.uk.
Could you please send the published version of any articles about VOSA to press@vosa.gov.uk, VOSA, Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol, BS5 0DA, or fax them to 0117 9543303. Many thanks.
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