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Policy 4304

  • 1. All bus routes are route risk assessed and include low bridges within 3 miles of the route.

  • 2.All engineering test routes are risk assessed and include low bridges

  • 3. All low bridges for the operating area are identified and displayed on a map.

  • 4. Maps (3) are issued to all drivers, engineering driving and any contractors who might drive first buses on the highway.

  • 5. Training school issue above maps to all new starters who will be driving.

  • 6. All new starters receive bridge awareness training as part of their induction training.

  • 7. All existing staff who drive buses receive the new bridge awareness and technology toolbox talk.

  • 8.All Operations and Engineering Managers and Supervisors have received a briefing on bridge risk management.

  • 9. All training school staff, schedulers and incident investigation staff have received a briefing on bridge risk management.

  • 10. All staff detailed in section 2 of the policy have signed for receipt of the policy (4304) and understand their role and responsibility.

  • 11. The Engineering Manager is certain the vehicle dimensions for his/her fleet is accurate against the fleet list

  • 12. The engineering manager is certain all his/her fleet have a cab height sticker fitted.

  • 13. Drivers carry out first user checks to confirm the vehicle fleet number displayed on Ticketer is accurate. (To the cab sign)

  • 14. All above mentioned staff are aware of the diversion policy 4303 “MUST STOP”.

  • 15. All depots will provide route descriptions and route risk assessments to drivers which detail low bridge risk.

  • 16.Route training will be carried out in compliance with SOP 45 and 55.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 19. Any Ticket machine defects are reported and remedied as soon as is reasonably possible the same shift.

  • 20. Faulty ticket machines will be reported on TracerIT immediately.

  • 21. Replace ticket machines MUST have the correct fleet number entered when setting it up. IMPORTANT.

  • 22. When a vehicle moves between depot or is part of a planned vehicle movement cascade, engineering SOP 2803 is adhered to.

  • 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.

  • 22. All “No Go” bridges are geo fenced on green rd.

  • 23. A recipient and deputy email will be provided by the OpCo for Green rd to notify of breaches.

  • 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.

  • 25. All bridge strikes and “No Go bridge” breaches will be notified using the incident notification procedures.

  • 26. Investigations will be conducted in line with appendices 2 of policy 4303.

  • 27. Daily audits of the ticket machines will be carried out by operational. (See Ticketer procedure documents)

  • 28. Central engineering will conduct monthly audits of the back office data for vehicle fleet numbers and dimensions.

  • 29. Training managers will conduct periodic quality assurance checks of the bridge awareness training delivery.

  • 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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