Park Lodge International has formed a working consortium with Jeff Mack Consultancy and RWC Training to develop a comprehensive training programme around the safe assessment, recovery, transportation, storage and repair of alternatively fuelled vehicles.
This follows an extensive five-year study into the impact of alternative-fuelled vehicles on the wider industry, from first responders and recovery agents to repairers and salvage experts.
As a result, Park Lodge has introduced new training courses looking at best practice in the event of a road traffic accident involving an alternative fuelled vehicle.
The courses consider how to assess risk in worst-case scenarios, such as traction battery thermal runaway, and what steps to take and avoid.
Tailored to specific groups, the IMI-approved courses have been developed with the support of manufacturers and dealers, and are both theoretical and practical, covering a range of topics from vehicle identification, approach, risk assessment, how to make the vehicle safe, and equipment.
Delegates are then supported post-training with access to a DropBox with course information and regularly updated guidance, monthly update newsletter, handouts and a road or bayside checklist.
