Brakes - driver advice from vosa 9/9/13

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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Driver Responsibility:
The driver should be the first person to identify potential braking faults,
normally by a warning light or noise when the brakes are applied.
Therefore, operators should ensure that drivers are aware of defective
brake symptoms and that they know how to identify and report problems.

Drivers should be familiar with the warning lights on their vehicle.
If a warning light indicates a potential fault, the driver should make
sure the vehicle is safe to drive or risk a prohibition and the Operator
Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) points that go with it.

Losing air:
Air leaks on the braking system are another common defect that
drivers should notice during the first-use check or as they apply
the brakes. If the driver hears an air leak when pressing the
foot brake, there could be a serious problem — get it checked!

If in doubt - check it out!
If the driver is in any doubt whether to use the vehicle, they
should check with the Transport Manager or the person
responsible for vehicle maintenance BEFORE they begin their journey.
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Dieseldoforme:
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Driver Responsibility:
The driver should be the first person to identify potential braking faults,
normally by a warning light or noise when the brakes are applied.
Therefore, operators should ensure that drivers are aware of defective
brake symptoms and that they know how to identify and report problems.

Drivers should be familiar with the warning lights on their vehicle.
If a warning light indicates a potential fault, the driver should make
sure the vehicle is safe to drive or risk a prohibition and the Operator
Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) points that go with it.

Losing air:
Air leaks on the braking system are another common defect that
drivers should notice during the first-use check or as they apply
the brakes. If the driver hears an air leak when pressing the
foot brake, there could be a serious problem — get it checked!

If in doubt - check it out!
If the driver is in any doubt whether to use the vehicle, they
should check with the Transport Manager or the person
responsible for vehicle maintenance BEFORE they begin their journey.
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is there a point to this ?

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JJ192:
is there a point to this ?

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No - go away.

Stop wasting my time.
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Drivers checks, whats new? :question: :blush:

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alder:
Drivers checks, whats new? :question: :blush:

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A clamp down on leaking air.

I’ve seen & heard many rigs going out with air whistling
out from under the cab or the trailer.

Very Naughty.

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I have a warning light saying “brake lamp failure.” There’s no failure, the lights go on and off when necessary and work fine.

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That’s part of the job anyway, nothing new… Any hissing from unit, trailer or tyres then job is not a good one and the offending item does not move

Simples…

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Well done mate - nothing gloomy about that post. :smiley:

I suppose if it applies to people who drive for Brakes now it will be all of us before long.

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Say something happy for once op PLEASE