Courses

What we teach, and what each course leaves the driver holding

The licensing programmes and the dangerous goods programmes answer different questions, which is why they are listed apart: one because a learner needs a licence, the other because a load needs a certified driver.

Where a rule prescribes the syllabus, that is the syllabus we teach and we do not shorten it — the nine licensing courses hour for hour under Rule 31, and the three-day dangerous goods course under Rule 9. The four shorter courses at Varanasi are ours, written against the CMVR and the OISD standards.

Division I

HAZMAT training & industrial safety

Varanasi centre, or your plant · 5 courses

One of them puts the hazardous goods endorsement on a driving licence. The other four are shorter courses our own trainers wrote.

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Division II

Driving training

Accredited Driving Training Centres · 9 courses

Two conclude in Form 5B and exempt the holder from the test at the RTO. The other seven conclude in a centre certificate.

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Division III

Driving skill testing

Our own automated track · 4 classes

Not a course. The driving-skill test itself, taken on our track for two-wheeler, e-Rickshaw, LMV and HMV.

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Division I — HAZMAT training & industrial safety

Five courses at the Varanasi centre

Run at our Varanasi centre under licence from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, or at your plant or depot anywhere in India.

A placarded tanker on the practical ground at the Varanasi centre

The classroom block, benches set out facing the screen

Puts the hazardous goods endorsement on the driving licence

3 Days Training Program for Drivers Carrying Hazardous Goods and Substances

3 Days Training Program for Drivers Carrying Hazardous Goods and Substances · Rule 9, CMVR 1989

The initial training course required under Rule 9 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for drivers engaged in the carriage of hazardous and dangerous goods. The course is conducted at our Varanasi centre, which is licensed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for this purpose.

Duration: 3 days
Where: Safe Road Skill and Technology LLP, Varanasi
Theory: Classroom instruction, regulation and case study
Practical: Firefighting, spill response and first aid drills

Who it is for

—Valid Heavy Motor Vehicle driving licence
—Ability to read and write English and one language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
—Employment with, or engagement by, a carrier of dangerous goods

What it covers

—Defensive driving — causes of accidents and accident statistics
—Defensive driving — driver fitness, vehicle condition and braking distance
—Classification of dangerous goods, Classes 1 to 9
—Labelling, placarding and vehicle marking requirements
—Transport Emergency Card (TREM Card), CIS and Material Safety Data Sheet
—Product behaviour — temperature, pressure and explosive limits

Assessment. Written examination and practical drill assessment at the end of the course.

Certification. A training certificate on which the State Transport Department endorses the carriage of hazardous goods on the driver’s licence. The driver applies for the endorsement in writing to the licensing authority where he resides, under Rule 9(2) and 9(3).

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The four shorter courses

Written by our own trainers against the CMVR and the OISD standards. None of these four goes on a driving licence.

Safety Training for Tanker Truck Driver and Helper1 day

A one-day course for tanker truck (T.T.) drivers and their helpers, covering the loading, unloading and depot procedures specific to bulk liquid carriage.

Who it is for

—Tanker truck drivers and helpers
—Open to individual crew members, transporters and corporate fleets

What it covers

—Top and bottom loading procedure and discipline
—Static electricity, bonding and earthing
—Spill containment and first response
—Personal protective equipment and its correct use
—Depot and terminal safety protocol
—Roles and responsibilities of the helper

Assessment. Practical drill assessment and end-of-course written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by Safe Road Skill and Technology LLP.

Defensive Driving and Road Safety1 day

A one-day course for commercial drivers covering hazard perception, collision avoidance and the road-safety obligations that apply to professional drivers. At Varanasi the hazard-perception work is done at the wheel of the heavy vehicle simulator; at your depot, in your own classroom.

Who it is for

—Valid commercial driving licence
—Open to individual drivers, transporters and corporate fleets

What it covers

—Hazard perception and anticipation
—Safe following distance and stopping distance
—Night, fog and monsoon driving
—Overtaking discipline and lane positioning
—Fatigue, distraction and driver fitness
—Post-collision procedure and reporting

Assessment. End-of-course written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by Safe Road Skill and Technology LLP.

Fire Safety and Emergency Response4 hours at our centres, or a half to full day on site

Fire fighting and emergency procedure are part of what Rule 9 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules requires a driver carrying dangerous goods to be taught, and the State's fee schedule for accredited centres carries a four-hour Fire Hazards Training on Vehicle. This is the fuller programme, run for a plant or depot crew rather than for a single driver, and run where the crew works.

Who it is for

—Open to drivers, loading crew, plant staff and contractors
—No licence or prior training required

What it covers

—Classes of fire, and choosing the extinguisher that will not make it worse
—Why a fuel fire is a vapour fire, and what that changes
—The first five minutes of a leak or a spill
—Raising the alarm, evacuation and the muster point
—Rescue equipment — stretcher, tripod, harness and line
—Moving a casualty without adding an injury

Assessment. Practical drill, observed.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by Safe Road Skill and Technology LLP.

First Aid and CPRHalf a day, typically 4 hours

First aid sits inside two syllabuses we already teach — the emergency procedure day under Rule 9, and the public relations and first aid hour prescribed for the driver training course. Run on its own, for a crew, it is a half day on a manikin with a feedback monitor rather than an hour of slides.

Who it is for

—Open to drivers, loading crew, plant staff and contractors
—No licence or prior training required

What it covers

—The primary survey — what to check, and in what order
—CPR: compression depth, rate and the 30:2 ratio, practised against a monitor
—The recovery position, and when not to move somebody at all
—Bleeding, burns and chemical exposure to the skin and eyes
—What goes wrong at a roadside crash — the well-meant things that injure people
—Calling for help so that help actually arrives

Assessment. Observed practical on the manikin.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by Safe Road Skill and Technology LLP.

A syllabus is not a formality. It is the difference between a driver who has been told and a driver who has been taught.

Division II — Driving training

The nine courses an accredited centre runs

The full list the State Transport Authority's schedule sets for an Accredited Driving Training Centre in Uttar Pradesh, with the most a centre may charge fixed against each. The driving-skill test is conducted on our own tracks for all four classes — two-wheeler, e-Rickshaw, LMV and HMV — though we run a training course only for the last two.

Form 5B

Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) Driver Training

29 hours over 4 weeks · 8 hours theory, 21 hours practical

Exempts the holder from the driving test prescribed under Rule 15(2) of the CMVR, 1989.

Hours, syllabus and fees

Form 5B

Medium and Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMV) Driver Training

38 hours over 6 weeks · 16 hours theory, 22 hours practical

Exempts the holder from the driving test prescribed under Rule 15(2) of the CMVR, 1989.

Hours, syllabus and fees

The other seven

Each concludes in a certificate of completion issued by the centre. Nothing here goes on a driving licence.

Training the Trainers — Driving Instructor CourseScoped to the programme

A train-the-trainer programme for those who will instruct others — instructors at driving schools, in-house trainers at fleet operators, and staff joining our own centres.

Who it is for

—Valid driving licence for the class to be taught, with substantial driving experience
—Ability to instruct in Hindi or English

What it covers

—Instructional method and lesson planning
—The CMVR syllabus and what it requires of an instructor
—In-vehicle coaching and fault diagnosis
—Assessing a trainee objectively
—Record-keeping and compliance documentation

Assessment. Teaching-practice evaluation and written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Refresher and Orientation Course10 hours over 2 days · 4 hrs theory, 6 hrs practical

A short course for drivers who already hold a licence and need to bring their skills and knowledge of current regulation up to date. Accredited Driving Training Centres are permitted to conduct refresher courses under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

Who it is for

—Valid driving licence for the class of vehicle
—Open to individual drivers and to fleet operators enrolling a batch

What it covers

—Changes to traffic regulation and enforcement
—Skill reassessment on the automated test track
—Defensive driving refresher
—Vehicle checks and daily inspection discipline
—First aid and emergency procedure

Assessment. Driving-skill reassessment and end-of-course written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Vehicle Mechanism, Maintenance and Fuel Efficiency12 hours over 2 days · 4 hrs theory, 8 hrs practical

The workshop course. What is under the bonnet and along the chassis, what the daily check is actually looking for, and the driving habits that decide whether a vehicle returns fifteen per cent more or less from the same tank.

Who it is for

—Open to licensed drivers and to fleet crews
—No learner’s licence required

What it covers

—Engine, transmission, brakes and steering — what each does and how it fails
—The pre-trip check, and what a driver can find that a workshop will not
—Tyres: pressure, wear patterns and what they tell you
—Fuel efficiency — gear selection, idling, load and tyre pressure
—When to stop driving and call the workshop

Assessment. In-course evaluation and an end-of-course written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Traffic Education, Public Relations and Road Rage6 hours in one day · 3 hrs theory, 3 hrs practical

Signs, markings and right of way, and the part of driving that is not mechanical at all — how a driver behaves towards other road users, and what to do when somebody behaves badly towards them.

Who it is for

—Open to licensed drivers and to fleet crews
—No learner’s licence required

What it covers

—Mandatory, cautionary and informatory signs, and road markings
—Right of way, junctions and lane discipline
—Public relations — the driver as the face of the fleet
—Road rage: how it starts, and how to not be the second person in it
—Stress and fatigue on a long haul

Assessment. In-course evaluation and an end-of-course written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Night and Hill Driving, Wet Weather and Emergency Manoeuvres4 hours in one day · 2 hrs theory, 2 hrs practical

The conditions a test on a dry morning never covers. Run partly on the simulator, because a tyre burst at speed and a brake failure on a descent are things a driver should meet once before they meet them on a road.

Who it is for

—Valid driving licence for the class of vehicle
—Open to individual drivers and to fleet batches

What it covers

—Night driving — headlamp alignment, dipped beam, and judging distance in the dark
—Hill driving — engine braking, descending on gear, and the hairpin
—Wet weather — aquaplaning, stopping distance and the first rain of the season
—Emergency manoeuvres — brake failure, tyre burst, a load shifting on a bend

Assessment. Observed practical on the track and the simulator.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Fire Hazards Training on Vehicle4 hours in one day · 2 hrs theory, 2 hrs practical

What catches fire on a vehicle, why, and what a driver can do in the first minute with what is already on board. The short version of the fire course, run at the centres under the State’s notified schedule.

Who it is for

—Open to licensed drivers and to fleet crews
—No learner’s licence required

What it covers

—Where a vehicle fire starts — wiring, fuel lines, brakes and the load
—Classes of fire, and which extinguisher belongs to which
—Using the extinguisher on board, before it is too late to
—Getting the vehicle and the people clear

Assessment. Observed extinguisher drill.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Road Accident, Pollution and Environment4 hours in one day · 2 hrs theory, 2 hrs practical

What the law requires of a driver at the scene of a crash, and what a vehicle does to the air around it. Both are in the prescribed syllabus and both are routinely skipped.

Who it is for

—Open to licensed drivers and to fleet crews
—No learner’s licence required

What it covers

—Duty at the scene under the Motor Vehicles Act — stopping, reporting, and the golden hour
—Protecting the scene and the people in it
—Emissions, the pollution certificate, and what makes a vehicle fail it
—Idling, load and maintenance — what a driver controls

Assessment. In-course evaluation and an end-of-course written assessment.

Certification. Certificate of completion issued by the centre.

Every hour of these courses is prescribed. Rule 31 fixes the syllabus, the minimum training period and the minimum hours behind the wheel; the Ministry’s scheme sets out the course topic by topic. We have published the whole of it — theory and practical hours, the evaluation standard, the track, and the ceiling fee the State has fixed against every one of the nine.

Syllabus, hours and fees

For fleets, corporates and public sector buyers

What a batch leaves you holding

The questions a purchase or HSE team asks before it raises a vendor code, answered before you have to ask them.

What each trainee gets

The certificate the course concludes in — Form 5B where the course is a licensing one, and the government-approved training certificate otherwise.

What you get for the batch

The attendance record and the assessment scores, with every batch, so an internal audit closes against names and dates rather than a headcount.

Where it runs

At our centres, or at your depot or plant anywhere in India. On-site keeps the vehicles earning and puts the training where the work is.

Insurance

Training conducted at our own centres is insured.

Who teaches

Instructors with five to ten years behind them, holding engineering degrees and Craftsman Training Instructor certificates. Qualifications on request.

Tenders, purchase orders and multi-location programmes go to the Manager (Training) rather than the general inbox, so the thread stays in one place.

b2b@saferoad.in

Not sure which course the law requires?

Send us the product your fleet carries and the class of vehicle it travels in. We will tell you what the rules require and what the terminal will ask for at the gate — whether or not you book with us. If a batch is the answer, we will come back with dates and a quotation the same working day.

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