International Road Safety Training Ltd (IRST) is the first UK training organisation to provide ‘hands on’ practical advanced driver training for qualified truck drivers. The programme specialises in emergency avoidance techniques in the prevention of ‘rollovers’, ‘jack-knifing’ and demonstrates the importance of correct emergency braking techniques with and without the use of ABS. All exercises ar
e carried out at ‘normal road speeds’. The programme, supported by Goodyear Dunlop, Volvo and Haldex, has been running Europe wide over the past 13 years and has successfully trained over 15,000 drivers. The one-day course is aimed at the Road Transport Industry, transporting hazardous and non-hazardous liquids, gases and other materials in all types of vehicles. The course is approved by the: Road Haulage Tanker Group, Freight Transport Association, Ministry of Defence, Petro/Chemical Industry, Nuclear Industry, Emergency Services and many other organisations
