Due to the unexpected snow over this winter, several organisations have recently contacted us regarding training their employees in how to safely operate a quad bike, with a trailed gritter and attached snowplough.
We have been running these courses for clients across the UK. The Lantra-Awards Sit-Astride ATV course includes the option for trailed equipment, and attachments like the snowplough. It also includes the option for a 'level ground only' course, which can often be undertaken at your workplace. This minimises disruption, and eliminates staff travel and overtime requirements, as the course can be completed in one day.
However, we have found that many of the quad bikes and snowploughs have not been particularly suitable for the job, with some suppliers selling companies manually clutched bikes, bikes which are not road legal, despite being sold as such, and other bikes simply being unsuitable for the purpose. Often, the cheaper snowploughs supplied have simply not been able to deal with the job they were sold for. We have also been disappointed to find that suppliers (who have seen a niche in the market and jumped at it) have been giving some very odd advice, sometimes with serious legal and H&S implications.
At Beyond Driving, we are always happy to offer email or phone advice for free, whether you decide to take training with us or not, so please, if you're thinking of equipping your staff with a quad bike, snow-plough or trailed gritter - please get in touch.
info@BeyondDriving.co.uk
Update (11/11/2012): We've recently added a page to our site dedicated to the ATV and Quad Bike with Snowplough and Gritter Training Courses we have run for many of our clients.
