Route Monitoring Service
| In conjunction with
a number of our clients we have evolved a unique service that
meets your requirement to monitor all and any of the routes you
provide passenger transport on, whilst delivering known and controllable
costs. It gives you access to trained and independent people,
allowing you to both react to and identify risks. |
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Currently the system of route monitoring used by
Authorities has certain limitations; all or some of which difficulties
appear within Authorities to one degree or another:-
· Headcount restrictions
· Budget restrictions
· Training and appraisal of monitoring staff
· Integrity of monitoring and over familiarisation with
delivery personnel
· Record keeping
· Contractors contract supervision
Our service is focussed on meeting these challenges
in a clear precise, understood and timely manner and comprises the
following elements:-
Assessing routes – components
· Type of vehicle
· Accessibility of doors, steps, height, grab rails
· Suitability size, condition
· Correct equipment ramps,
· Lift,
· Restraints,
· Extinguishers,
· F.A. kits
· Pickup and drop off point
· Building internal and external
· Safety and Traffic flow
· Shelter
· Communication
Contract Operation
Passengers
· Passenger Mix and their Abilities
· Boarding and Alighting procedure
· Manual Handling needs and procedures
· Securing
· Comfort
Equipment
· Suitability
· Correct use
Timescales and Schedules
· Sufficient Time Available
· Collection and return times
Staff
· Capability
· Training
· Attitude and Understanding
Driving Standards
and Procedures
· Safety procedures
· Passenger comforts
· Defensive driving
Vehicle
· Conforms to contract specifications
· Condition (obvious visual only)
· Legality
· Emergency equipment
The obvious benefits are of a fully trained and
independent team making assessment of routes when and where you plan
them without having the overheads of permanent or part-time staff.
We have broken the year into its natural 52 weeks
with the starting week in April to follow your budgetary year and
you will be able to plan and book for days - or weeks - across the
forthcoming year.
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