8.7 Work-related driving

Managing work-related driving uses which model?

• 1 Eliminate, Substitute, Isolate
• 2 Avoid, Transfer, Accept
• 3 Plan, Do, Check, Act
• 4 Detect, Prevent, Act

A safe journey includes:

• 1 Skipping weather checks
• 2 Overnight driving without breaks
• 3 Tight deadlines
• 4 Realistic schedules with driving breaks

A hazard of electric vehicles for pedestrians is:

• 1 Strong exhaust smell
• 2 Loud engines
• 3 Silent operation
• 4 Heavy smoke

In managing work-related driving, the Plan stage includes:

• 1 Assessing the risks and making a policy
• 2 Reviewing performance
• 3 Reporting incidents
• 4 Training drivers

In the Check stage, an organisation should:

• 1 Write the policy
• 2 Give training
• 3 Monitor performance and ensure that all road incidents are reported
• 4 Buy the vehicles

In the Act stage, an organisation should:

• 1 Review performance and update the policy
• 2 Ignore results
• 3 Write the policy for the first time
• 4 Buy fuel

A safe driver includes:

• 1 A driver with no training
• 2 Licence checks and fitness to drive
• 3 No checks
• 4 Any available person

A safe vehicle is:

• 1 Overloaded
• 2 Fit for purpose, maintained and not overloaded
• 3 Unmarked
• 4 Old and unmaintained

Which of these makes a journey safer?

• 1 Ignoring the weather
• 2 Strict deadlines with no breaks
• 3 Route planning and realistic schedules with breaks
• 4 Driving whenever tired

Legal driving hours are relevant because:

• 1 They increase fatigue
• 2 They replace breaks
• 3 They help to prevent driver fatigue
• 4 They remove risk assessment

Which of these is an extra hazard of electric vehicles?

• 1 Heavy engine oil
• 2 Exhaust fumes from a petrol engine
• 3 Stored charge in components even when switched off
• 4 A loud engine

The silent operation of electric vehicles is a risk because:

• 1 Pedestrians may not hear them
• 2 They are too slow
• 3 They are always parked
• 4 They have no brakes

A hazard of damaged vehicle batteries is:

• 1 Radiation
• 2 Hearing loss
• 3 Lead dust only
• 4 Release of explosive gases and harmful liquids

A driver is expected to deliver a load in a very short time. This is:

• 1 A control
• 2 A hazard because it encourages speeding and fatigue
• 3 A benefit
• 4 A legal requirement

Top level commitment for work-related driving is shown by:

• 1 Leadership, resources and clear roles
• 2 Ignoring incidents
• 3 Cutting maintenance
• 4 Leaving it to drivers