STANDARD ATV / QUAD RIDERS SAFETY COURSE
EMERGENCY SERVICES
‘the only’ acredited safety course for this class of vehicle available which covers the use both on-road and off-road
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The following course has been devised as a proposal to standardise the training of police quad bike riders both on-road and off-road for Operational Police use and ihas been adopted by both Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.
Every effort has been made to cover all issues in respect of the Health and Safety risk assessments made for Merseyside Police. Not only is this ‘the only’ safety course for this class of vehicle available which cover the use both on-road and off-road it has been specifically designed for an emergency service operational role. It has been adopted and delivered by both Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.
Current operator safety training and certification include EASI, LANTRA and NPTC all of which are land based, agricultural safety certificates which do not cover or accredit any on-road based training or accreditation for service users. Furthermore they are only designed for the agricultural use of ATV’s which operate under strict guidelines and may be used on public roads for a limited distance per year. Use, under these circumstances, are also only recommended at no more than 20 mph.
Emergency services operate on the public road under special exemptions and are not subject to the same limitations (i.e. speed or distance.) clearly they will be required to exceed those recommendations and service riders are therefore subject to higher risk which requires a higher level of training to address their working environment.This ‘MCA ’ course is designed and delivered to include both on and off-road elements in an emergency service operational environment. It is tailored to meet Health & Safety obligations for emergency service use and is fully accredited and certified by RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents).
The course would be two-day duration with examination / continuous assessment and certificated accreditation. The course is designed for two candidates at a time but could be conducted with up to three riders. The training would be conducted using police ATV’s currently in service and it is essential for continuity that all riders have a vehicle throughout the course.
The proposed format would be as follows..
Day - one – Introduction, documentation, basic safety, knowledge riding techniques and road skills.
Day - two – Transport to off-road venue to conduct off- road safety training. Successful candidates will receive a certificate of competence from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).