How Safe are Your Vehicles?

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1 How Safe are Your Vehicles? London June 25 th 2014 Paul A Walker & Ian Marsh DVSA Trade & Industry Engagement Managers 1 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

2 Content How Good are You? What the DVSA Expect Commitment Roadside Matters Image OCRS Carrying the can 2 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

3 How Good Are You? Who would you compare yourselves with in respect of where you think you sit with your levels of transport compliance? 3 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

4 What the DVSA Expect The DVSA expect the minimum levels of roadworthiness and compliance to be achieved for all vehicles using our roads. Most licensed operators aim to achieve much higher than the minimum standard in order to not fall foul of the DVSA, Police and associated authorities Unfortunately, there are still a significant number of operators that fail to even reach the minimum standards we expect. Light Goods Vehicles are no exception, in fact much worse 4 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

5 What Matters to You? Vehicle maintenance Company expectations Legal Compliance Image Accountability Commitment Or 5 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

6 Once you are committed 6 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

7 Roadside Matters Fact - 85% of what the DVSA staff find at the roadside should have been picked up by the driver carrying out a competent walk around check and in use monitoring. Top 5 HGV Mechanical Issues Found last year 1) Indicator inoperative (2097) 2) Brake Disc Fractured (1088) 3) Anti Lock Brake Fault (851) 4) Headlamps Inoperative when required (841) 5) Excess Movement in Steering Components (773) 7 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

8 Example 1 8 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

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14 Other Matters In 2013 there were 22,054 lane Impact incidents due to debris, parts or load that could be attributed to have come from a truck Last Year 64,000 trucks, buses and trailer units failed their initial brake efficiency inspection, while at the roadside we issued over 8,000 prohibitions for brake related defects ratchet straps In addition there were 3481 tyres or tyre parts found on the network 14 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

15 1 HA Officer, 260 Straps, 3 Months 15 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

16 Basic walkround check. The Inspection Process In Cab switches & steering wheel Warning lamps, Pedals brake, clutch, accelerator Seat security View to front and sides, rear (mirrors) Doors, mirrors Wheels / tyres Fuel /oil leaks Lights Body Security / condition Load secure? Continue to monitor when driving 16 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

17 All vehicles must be roadworthy Minimum standards apply across all types Prohibitions can be issued to all Top 5 light vehicle prohibitions Windscreen and wipers Tyres Engine and Exhaust Road wheels and hubs Transmission 17 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporating DSA and VOSA

18 MOT Scheme 21,500 Vehicle Test Stations 55, 000 Testers 28 million vehicles tested last year Fail rate on cars 33% Fail rate light goods/vans 50% 18 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporating DSA and VOSA

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21 MOT Scheme Further information manuals and guides newsletters leaflets alerts Youtube videos

22 Image is Everything Almost 95% of people in the UK now carry a camera and/or video recording device on their person Your company relies on its Image more than you realise The following video clip Is a vehicle on-test following a repair 22 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

23 Image is Everything 23 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

24 OCRS OCRS is a simple scoring system which is made up of information or data held on an operator by VOSA which is then translated into a colour (traffic light) system so that at a glance our roadside staff can quickly assess if a vehicle is a potential risk to road safety and aids prioritisation if there is a requirement to stop it for a mechanical or traffic inspection. 24 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

25 OCRS Changes to OCRS to enhance customer visibility are about to be introduced. 25 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

26 OCRS Maintenance and workshop operations have a huge impact on the OCRS linked to an operators licence. 26 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

27 Who Carries the Can? 27 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

28 Consequences of Non Compliance If a company breaches its Operators Licence obligations primary responsibility rests with the Senior Management. Must be aware of obligations and the company s method of measuring compliance. Must ensure that compliance is audited, managed and reviewed through management reports i.e. Compliance Scorecard Serious failure or failure over time will result in loss of licence and individual disqualification 28 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

29 Likelihood of Non Compliance For Transport Manager / Director / other manager TM & Directors can be disqualified from those functions in transport companies by the TC and frequently are. TM, Directors and other managers can all be subject to prosecution for offences ranging from defect related prosecutions to manslaughter including Health & Safety and dangerous driving (due to defects) Many of these offences would result in imprisonment TM duty to inform TC if unable to manage effectively (Cowan decision). 29 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

30 Final Points What are you without an O licence? A Storage operation? An O licence is Not just for Christmas The quality of your Workshop is your shop window Compliance is not an option 30 Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA

31 Questions? Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incorporates incorporating DSA and VOSADVSA incorporates DSA and VOSA