Workplace training and safety blog

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Non-accredited 4X4 training, any hazards ?

Have you considered doing a 4WD course that is not accredited or even recognised?  If a worker or employee had a accident and the training they have received did not meet the requirements of the National Vocational and Training Regulator Act 2011, Can you explain your actions?  Nationally recognised…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

4X4 course for your workplace, why ?

Did you come to the NT for your new job? And find yourself behind the wheel of a 4WD for the first time? You are not alone! James Gorrie Director of Train Safe NT knows how you feel. “I arrived in the Territory nearly 20 years ago. I was literally thrown the keys to the 4WD and given the name…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Why do a 4x4 course?

Nationally recognised 4WD courses are like insurance, when there is an accident the employer should be in a better place as their staff have completed training that can reduce the chances of an accident, this will help the worker and employer.  The training meets the all the requirements of the National…

Posted in Defensive Driving, Safety

Sand Driving 4WD in Alice Springs

If you are driving a 4WD around the Alice Springs region you will encounter plenty of sand, sandy roads or bush tracks.  Watch this 12 second video you will learn allot about sand driving.  The trick is to put the vehicle in 4WD and keep the momentum up, stopping or cornering will increase the chance…

Posted in Safety, Defensive Driving

Snatch straps try to avoid them

Sadly a woman was killed using a snatch strap to recover a bogged vehicle, the snatch strap was attached to the tow ball and it sheared off and flew back through the windscreen, crushing her throat. This fatal accident occurred in Western Australia in 2011. The risks associated with snatch straps…