Course overview
Used correctly, ATVs, or quad bikes, are very versatile vehicles with a wide variety of uses. A range of attachments, including trailers, sprayers and spreaders, make them even more flexible and effective business tools. But even the most experienced ATV riders can find themselves in hazardous and potentially dangerous situations. Serious accidents can and do occur without proper training.
Training is a legal requirement. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) require employers to provide adequate training and to ensure that ATVs are used only by employees who have received appropriate training in their safe use, including towed equipment and attachments. If you are self employed, the regulations still apply.
Course Content:
Comply with Legal requirements with an emphasis on Safe Practice
Identify the risks associated with using an ATV
Select appropriate P.P.E.
Identify the Controls and Components
Understand the function of all instruments
Carry out Daily Checks as indicated in the Operator’s Manual
Carry out appropriate Pre-Start checks
Identify and report any faults
Start up and ride over a variety of terrain and ground conditions
Carry out an 'Emergency Stop' without locking the wheels
Carry out a failed hill climb
Operate the ATV safely on appropriate slopes
Identify loading/towing capacities
Secure a suitable load and drive over appropriate terrain
Safely hitch a trailer or trailed implement and manoeuvre through a defined course
Perform ‘after-use’ maintenance
Understand legal and practical requirements for travelling on the public road
Course Length:
2 days (complete novices may need 3 days)
1 day (with prior certificate of basic training or signed experience operator declaration form)
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