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South Coast Transport is committed to achieving the highest standards of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality performance.

The company aims to creating a strong safety culture throughout the company to support this objective.

SHEQ Aims Include

The provision of a safe working environment for its employees, customers and the general public.
To infuse a pragmatic "hands-on" approach from all employees allied with safety in the day to day operations.
To minimise the impact on the environment visa via the operations carried out by the company.
That all incidents and complaints are reported and properly investigated with informative results.
To meet and exceed where possible our obligations towards our customers.

Accreditations Include

Member of the IRHA
Member of IFTA
I.S. EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems
International Road Freight Carriers License No. 90331
CEFIC Safety and Quality Assessment System (SQAS) evaluated by NSAI Ref No 60249
Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) employed as required under the EC Safety Advisor Regulations 2001 and EU Directive 96/35/EC

All drivers with South Coast Transport under go statutory training for five consecutive days in accordance with ADR legislation.

These Include

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act, 1998 (S.I. No. 43 of 1998)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations (S.I. No. 288 of 2007)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 289 of 2007)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Order (S.I. No. 290 of 2007)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Act 1998 (Fees) Regulations (S.I. No. 291 of 2007)

In addition, all new drivers joining South Coast are provided with further training through a 3 day induction course. The company's in-house driver trainer accredited by R.T.I.T.B (UK), carries out regular audits and/or retrains each driver every 6 months. This provides the feeling of professionalism from within the company which is in turn displayed to our customers.

Training Modules Included

Delivery of bulk (hazardous) goods
Collection of bulk (hazardous) goods
Driving Hazard Perception
Road Rage & Roll over
Emergency response
Load Security
Administration