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4x4 Off-Road Professional and Recreational Courses
Courses available :
A 1 or 2 day course (dependent on experience) for professional or recreational users of 4x4s.
Course objectives :
To enable course members to:
- Be able to carry out a risk assessment
- understand the main principles of driving off-road
- recognise the safe working environment for off-road vehicles on typical ground surface conditions
- be able to assess the suitability of any ground/route, before attempting to drive over it
- prepare and perform the necessary checks to ensure the safety of a vehicle off-road and on-road
- safely operate a vehicle in an off-road situation with a variety of typical ground surface conditions (slopes, mud, obstacles, water)
- have an understanding of the dangers of vehicle recovery
Why do I need training?
Used correctly, off-road vehicles, or 4 x 4s, are very versatile vehicles with a wide variety of uses. Their use with trailers make them even more flexible and effective tools for both business and recreation.
But even the most experienced off-road drivers can find themselves in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations. Serious accidents can and do occur without proper training. Training is a legal requirement if you drive off-road for business purposes.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to provide adequate training and to ensure that 4 x 4s are driven only by employees who have received appropriate training in their safe use, including with trailers. If you are self-employed, the regulations still apply.
Interested in attending a training course? Please click here to find your local training provider.
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