Preventing Vehicle Roll-Aways: Parking Brakes, Chocks & Semi-Trailers

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About Course

Vehicle runaways – lorries, trailers, vans and plant that move when they should be parked – cause serious and fatal injuries, often to the driver. HSE says they are preventable. This course explains the main causes and controls, including the dangerous habit of using a semi-trailer’s emergency brake as a parking brake.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general awareness training written from published official guidance. It does not replace training required for your specific job, and it is not an accredited qualification.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand why roll-away and runaway incidents happen Apply correct parking brake practice for rigid vehicles, tractive units and semi-trailers Use chocks, outriggers and interlocks correctly Build safe parking and coupling routines into site rules

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Why vehicles run away
  • Semi-trailers, tankers and plant
  • Site rules and routines

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

Final Assessment

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