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Driving plan

A production safety plan covering authorized drivers, vehicles, routes, schedules, loads, communications, and foreseeable road hazards.

Also known as: transport safety plan, journey management plan

Reviewed

Hazards

  • A production safety plan covering authorized drivers, vehicles, routes, schedules, loads, communications, and foreseeable road hazards.

Controls

  • Verify licenses and vehicles, secure loads, prohibit distraction and impairment, manage fatigue and weather, set seat-belt rules, and plan breakdown and emergency response.

Personal protective equipment

  • Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

  • Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Verify licenses and vehicles, secure loads, prohibit distraction and impairment, manage fatigue and weather, set seat-belt rules, and plan breakdown and emergency response.

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