Training
PEN UNDERWRITING – PEN DRIVER
TRAINING is a specialist training provider
with over 20 year’s experience. The team is
a natural fit with Pen’s values of differentiation,
expertise, added value and ease of doing
business.
Pen Driver Training offers specialist
training services to the customers, suppliers and
contractors of the general fleet market, including
hazardous haulage and tanker distribution. The
team has trained thousands of delegates and
organised hundreds of training days both in the
UK and abroad.
All our services are delivered by our in-house
specialists supported by a network of associates
who are all experts in their own fields and have
practical in-depth experience of the industry. Our
services are designed to meet current legislative
requirements relating to those involved with the
storage and distribution of petrochemicals.
Ken Taylor looks
forward to meeting
you at FPS EXPO
COURSES AVAILABLE
ADR Driver Training
Accord Dangereuse Routiers (ADR) requires
drivers of hazardous goods vehicles to
attend a formally recognised and approved
training course every five years. Our Scottish
Qualification Authority (SQA) accredited initial
and refresher courses are delivered nationwide
at our registered training locations, or courses
can also be held at your premises subject to
the SQA.
As a legal training requirement, modules
of the ADR syllabus and qualification can be
offered on either a refresher or initial basis with
credited hours toward a driver’s Certificate
of Professional Competence (CPC) training.
Our quality training courses are delivered by
experienced and helpful trainers, ensuring
the highest levels of customer and delegate
satisfaction.
DCPC Driver Periodic Training
Pen Underwriting Driver Training is a Joint
Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT)
accredited training provider for Driver CPC
Periodic Training. Covering 16 modules,
through a mixture of classroom and in-cab
training, this course provides a versatile
approach to meeting training requirements
whilst minimising business interruption and
driver down time.
Pen Driver Training aims to improve
the knowledge and skills of drivers and also
40
years
ensure their skills are maintained bringing an
improved professional and positive image
to the industry. All drivers will be required to
complete a minimum of 35 hours of periodic
training within every 5 year period.
Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP)
The PDP scheme sets a benchmark in
competency against which all road tanker
drivers who are loading, transporting and
offloading petroleum fuel products in road
tankers in the UK are measured. Competency
is assessed using both classroom and practical
techniques.
Full PDP
The full PDP consists of classroom training
followed by a multi-choice examination as well
as practical assessments which include, vehicle
walk round check, loading of the tanker, driving
assessment and discharge of the load. On a
1-1 basis, this will entitle you to 7 hours driver
CPC. Both need to be completed every five
years and within four months of expiry date if
the candidate already holds a PDP licence.
Refresher Training
PDP drivers are required to attend classroom
training and practical assessments annually to
maintain the validity of their PDP.
The classroom training includes one of
the eight modules listed below along with the
practical assessment, which includes, vehicle
walk round check, loading of the tanker, driving
assessment and discharge of the load.
• EU Drivers Hours & WTD
• Digital Tachographs
• Drivers Responsibilities & Manual
Handling
• Spillage Prevention & Response &
Working at Heights
• Fuel Efficient & Defensive Driving
Classroom
• Dangerous Goods Awareness Training
• First Aid Awareness
• Banksman
On a 1-1 basis, this offers 7 hours of CPC.
One of the modules above, and a practical,
need to be taken within the four months
before the PDP expiry date.
PEN also offers :
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Day Emergency First Aid
Day First Aid @ Work
Spillage Prevention
Working at Heights – Ladder Training
Fire Risk assessment
Fork Lift Truck Training
Health and Safety Audits
LGV + Car Fuel Saving and Defensive
Driving
Hazard Awareness
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