LTB 288/23 - Royal Mail Group New Starter Driver Training - Interim Safety Standards Variation plus EV and Post RTC Driver Training

[POSTMAN]

https://www.cwu.org/ltb/ltb-288-23-roya ... -training/

LTB 288/23 – Royal Mail Group New Starter Driver Training – Interim Safety Standards Variation plus EV and Post RTC Driver Training
No. 288/2023

10 November 2023

Our Ref: V4/23

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail Group New Starter Driver Training – Interim Safety Standards Variation plus EV and Post RTC Driver Training:

This LTB is being issued further to my letter to all ASRs dated 21 October 2023.

Introduction

Following receipt of a number of enquiries in the Health, Safety and Environment Department, this is to update ASRs and Branches on the above.

This matter was first raised and discussed with the Royal Mail Group National Road Safety Manager in August following an indication that the business was considering changes to new starter driver training safety standards.

The Health, Safety and Environment Department made it clear to Royal Mail that CWU/HQ does not support negative changes in ‘New Starter Driver Training Standards’ or driver training as a whole and we have strongly raised concerns against the backdrop of increasing road traffic collision (RTC) numbers.

Drive on up to the link-it's another biggun!

[yellowbelly]

So when someone moves from being agency (where apparently they're allowed to drive RM wagons without any training according
to a manager) to being 'proper' RM must they then undertake a changeover or are they allowed to just 'carry on'?

[gfte]

What training exactly is delivered on these courses? I thought it was an assessment. I swear it was a vehicle check, drive out, go through residential and rural area, home in time for tea.

All stuff you should be able to do to obtain a drivers licence.