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Policy 4304
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1. All bus routes are route risk assessed and include low bridges within 3 miles of the route.
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2.All engineering test routes are risk assessed and include low bridges
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3. All low bridges for the operating area are identified and displayed on a map.
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4. Maps (3) are issued to all drivers, engineering driving and any contractors who might drive first buses on the highway.
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5. Training school issue above maps to all new starters who will be driving.
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6. All new starters receive bridge awareness training as part of their induction training.
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7. All existing staff who drive buses receive the new bridge awareness and technology toolbox talk.
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8.All Operations and Engineering Managers and Supervisors have received a briefing on bridge risk management.
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9. All training school staff, schedulers and incident investigation staff have received a briefing on bridge risk management.
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10. All staff detailed in section 2 of the policy have signed for receipt of the policy (4304) and understand their role and responsibility.
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11. The Engineering Manager is certain the vehicle dimensions for his/her fleet is accurate against the fleet list
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12. The engineering manager is certain all his/her fleet have a cab height sticker fitted.
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13. Drivers carry out first user checks to confirm the vehicle fleet number displayed on Ticketer is accurate. (To the cab sign)
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14. All above mentioned staff are aware of the diversion policy 4303 “MUST STOP”.
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15. All depots will provide route descriptions and route risk assessments to drivers which detail low bridge risk.
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16.Route training will be carried out in compliance with SOP 45 and 55.
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17. All of the First Bus fleet of single and double decker buses will be fitted with a Ticketer machine, and do not leave site without.
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18. The depot/OpCo has a low bridge champion who is competent in the geofencing of bridges on both the Ticketer and Green Rd systems.
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19. Any Ticket machine defects are reported and remedied as soon as is reasonably possible the same shift.
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20. Faulty ticket machines will be reported on TracerIT immediately.
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21. Replace ticket machines MUST have the correct fleet number entered when setting it up. IMPORTANT.
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22. When a vehicle moves between depot or is part of a planned vehicle movement cascade, engineering SOP 2803 is adhered to.
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23. The Operations Manager has ensured “No Go” bridges have been identified, communicated to all staff on the maps, route risk assessments and driver information.
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22. All “No Go” bridges are geo fenced on green rd.
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23. A recipient and deputy email will be provided by the OpCo for Green rd to notify of breaches.
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24. Any breaches, near miss or bridge strike will be dealt with formally using the Cat 1 process for investigation and the formal disciplinary procedures followed.
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25. All bridge strikes and “No Go bridge” breaches will be notified using the incident notification procedures.
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26. Investigations will be conducted in line with appendices 2 of policy 4303.
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27. Daily audits of the ticket machines will be carried out by operational. (See Ticketer procedure documents)
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28. Central engineering will conduct monthly audits of the back office data for vehicle fleet numbers and dimensions.
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29. Training managers will conduct periodic quality assurance checks of the bridge awareness training delivery.
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30. the HSE BP audits compliance with this policy as part of the annual safety audit at sample depots in the OpCo.
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