Vehicle Standards and Maintenance Risk Assessment
Risk assessment for vehicle condition, defects, maintenance and safe release.
Who it's for
Suits: All operators running heavy vehicles
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use this assessment to make sure each vehicle is suitable for the work, kept safe through its operating life and removed from service when a defect makes continued use unsafe.
Vehicle safety is not delivered by a service reminder alone. It depends on vehicle selection, operating context, driver checks, defect reporting, maintenance response, competent work, grounding/release decisions, breakdown response, contractor interfaces and continuous learning from what happens in the fleet. This assessment brings those controls together and links them to the vehicle, people and operational records that prove they work.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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