Heavy Vehicle Driver Manual and Everyday Decision Guide
Driver manual for heavy vehicle drivers: your role, everyday safe decisions and when to stop.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use PEOPLE-01 to turn the SMS into driver-facing everyday decisions: how to check fitness, vehicle, plan and load; when to stop; who to call; what to report; and how the business will support safe decisions.
The SMS only works when drivers can understand and use it in real conditions. A driver manual is not a long legal summary and should not pretend that every issue can be solved by a pre-start tick. Its job is to show the driver the safe decision model, the actual operational controls, escalation path and available support before, during and after heavy-vehicle work.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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