Links
SAFED for Vans in Scotland is a supplementary driver development course, consisting of assessment and training. It intends to improve the safe and fuel-efficient driving skills of LCV drivers.
Fleet operators and training providers involved in SAFED Scotland for Vans should also be aware of the following publications and websites:
- The Official DSA Guide to Driving, The Essential Skills www.dsa.gov.uk
- Roadcraft, The Police Drivers Handbook
- HSE Vehicle Checking www.hse.gov.uk
- RoadSafe www.roadsafe.com
- Highway Code www.highwaycode.gov.uk
- ORSA www.orsa.org.uk
- www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk
- Driving at Work www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg382.pdf
- Freight Best Practice www.freightbestpractice.org.uk
- Van Driver’s Handbook FTA
- AA Motoring Trust www.safervans.com
- British Retail Consortium www.brc.org.uk
Department for Transport
Road Safety
Web: www.roads.dft.gov.uk/roadsafety
Health & Safety Executive
Document: Reducing at work road traffic incidents
www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/traffic1.pdf
Document: driving at work - managing work related road safety
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg382.pdf
Occupational Road Safety Alliance
Tel: 0121 248 2095
Web: http://www.orsa.org.uk/
Email: help@orsa.org.uk
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham, B5 7ST,
Tel: 0121 248 2000
Fax: 0121 248 2001
E-mail: help@rospa.co.uk
Web: www.rospa.co.uk/roadsafe.htm
BRAKE
PO Box 548
Huddersfield
HD1 2XZ
Tel: 01484 559909
Fax: 01484 559983
E-mail: brake@brake.org.uk
Web: www.brake.org.uk
