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Role 6 - Deliver driver/rider training programmesRole 6 Unit 4 – Manage risk to instructor, learner and third partiesWhat this unit is aboutThis unit is about actively managing the risks that can arise while delivering driver/rider training andensuring, as far as is within your control, the health and safety of all involved.This unit contains three elementsElement 6.4.1 – Manage the on-road environment to minimise riskElement 6.4.2 – Manage the risk of violence in the learning environmentElement 6.4.3 – Manage health and safety in the classroom environmentWho this unit is forThis unit is for people who train learner driver/riders of all vehicles.GlossaryYour organisationVehicleDriver/riderLearnerClassroomThis is the company you work for or, if you are self employed, the rules youhave set for yourself to ensure that you comply with relevant legal andlicensing requirements.This covers all powered means of travel, such as cars, motorcycles, vans, etc.This includes drivers or riders of all vehiclesThis term can indicate novices, partly trained, trained or experienceddriver/riders including those who may be adding a licence category.An enclosed learning space in which formal training is regularly delivered.National standard for driver andrider training20 of 33www.gov.uk/dsa
Unit 6.4 – Manage risk to instructor, learner and third partiesElement 6.4.1 – Manage the on-road environment to minimise riskAbout this elementThis element addresses those risks that can arise in an on-road training session. It assumes thatlearners will always be expected to take their share of responsibility for the management of risk,while recognising that their competence to take that responsibility will change over the period oftheir training. It also recognises that correctly understanding the nature of the risks that arise duringa training session is central to a learner’s ability to assess and respond to risk when they drive/rideindependently.Performance standardsYou must be able to1. take reasonable steps to make sure thelearner is fit to start the session, and takesuitable action if they are not fit2. make sure the learner fully understandshow you will share with them theresponsibility fortheir safetyyour safetythe safety of other road users3. give clear instructions (such as when andwhere to start, stop or turn), make sure thatthe learner understands your instructionsand, if they do not, modify your instructionsaccordingly4. explain when and how you may use verbalor physical interventions to ensure safety5. continue to scan the environment andassess hazards while observing thelearner and providing training inputs6. take suitable and timely action where youidentify a hazard that the learner doesnot appear to be aware ofKnowledge and understanding requirementsYou must know and understanda) the signs that a learner’s fitness to be trainedmay be impaired byalcoholillegal or controlled substancesover-the-counter or prescriptionmedicinesb) the signs that a learner may be sufferingfrom a physical or psychological conditionthat makes them unfit to be trained, includingconditions that they areunaware oftrying to hidec) what to do if you believe a learneris temporarily unfit to be trainedhas a permanent physical orpsychological condition that they havenot revealedd) how far you are responsible for the healthand safety of yourself and others in the onroadlearning environmentbelieve the learner is unable to respondsafely to a hazardNational standard for driver andrider training21 of 33www.gov.uk/dsa
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