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This diagnostic road testing method statement template from Health & Safety Zone is designed for motor vehicle technicians, workshop supervisors and garage owners who need a clear, compliant safe system of work for road testing customer vehicles to diagnose faults or check repairs.
It covers the main hazards of taking a customer’s vehicle on the public road, including driving an unfamiliar or faulty vehicle, unroadworthy defects, driver distraction and tiredness, moving vehicles at the workshop entrance and breakdown or collision on the test route, together with the licence, insurance and vehicle condition checks that come before the vehicle leaves the premises.
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The template sets out the introduction and legislation, the training and competence required, a scope of works broken into stages, step-by-step planning for each stage, the personal protective equipment required and the finishing and post-operation checks, ready for your team to expand with site-specific detail.
Fully editable and shareable, it can be tailored to your site, branded with your company details and shared with your workforce for sign-off before work begins.
Compliant with: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Road Traffic Act 1988, Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999, Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969.
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