{"id":259091,"date":"2024-11-14T10:42:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T10:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/guia-para-conductores-de-camiones-cisterna-durante-una-dana-seguridad-y-protocolos\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T10:47:10","slug":"a-guide-for-tanker-truck-drivers-during-a-dana-safety-and-protocols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/a-guide-for-tanker-truck-drivers-during-a-dana-safety-and-protocols\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide for tanker truck drivers during a DANA: Safety and protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1084px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Transporting goods in tanker trucks, especially those carrying liquids or hazardous materials, involves risks that are exacerbated in extreme weather conditions, such as a DANA. To meet these challenges safely, drivers must have a comprehensive strategy that includes planning, proper equipment and rapid response. Here is a guide to essential protocols for protecting your safety and the safety of others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>1. <\/b><b>The importance of anticipation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anticipation is key in severe weather conditions. Keeping informed in real time and choosing safe routes are essential practices:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constant and professional weather monitoring: It is imperative to use specialised freight weather apps and services that provide up-to-date information, storm warnings and flood risks. Some of these platforms even include route recommendations based on weather conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Plan safe alternative routes: Avoid flood-prone areas, such as low-lying areas and fords, and prioritise well-paved roads that are less likely to be cut off by accumulated water. Prepare detour routes before departure to minimise the risk of being trapped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><b>2. <\/b><b>Protocols for action in the event of being trapped on a roadway<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If conditions worsen and you find yourself trapped in an area at risk of flooding, follow these steps strictly to protect yourself and your cargo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid crossing flooded roads: The water level on the road may seem low, but even small amounts of water can destabilise a tanker truck due to the weight and movement of the liquid it is carrying. Do not risk the stability of the vehicle by trying to cross.<\/li>\n<li>Stay calm and act quickly: Contact your control centre and emergency services immediately. Give your precise location and follow their instructions. Activate your hazard lights to make your vehicle visible in low visibility conditions, reducing the risk of collisions.<\/li>\n<li>Seek an elevated position if safe: If there is a safe high ground option, try to position the truck in that area to minimise the chance of water reaching the tanker and causing spillage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><b>3. <\/b><b>Mandatory emergency equipment for road tankers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the truck is equipped with a complete emergency kit that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced signalling equipment: Reflective triangles, extra emergency lights, and light signals help other drivers see you in adverse conditions. These are crucial in cases of reduced visibility or blocked traffic situations.<\/li>\n<li>High-quality personal protective gear: Waterproof gear, waterproof boots, high-visibility clothing and gloves are indispensable if you need to get out of the truck. Also, be sure to carry a thermal blanket and an extra high-visibility waistcoat in case repair or marking work needs to be done in the rain.<\/li>\n<li>Radio and back-up communication system: In stormy conditions, regular communications can fail. A radio device with battery backup can be essential to keep you in contact with emergency services or operations headquarters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><b>4.<\/b><b>Emergency preparedness<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Storms such as a DANA can trigger critical situations within minutes. Advance preparation and specialised training are essential:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular training and realistic drills: Make sure you participate in training programmes that include emergency drills. Knowing what actions to take and practising them allows you to make decisions under pressure more effectively.<\/li>\n<li>Limit awareness and safe decision making: Recognise when it is best to stop activity and wait. Postponing a delivery is preferable to risking safety in situations of poor visibility or high risk of flooding. Remain calm and always prioritise safety over delivery schedules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more information about dangerous goods transport or any of our services, please do not hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/contact\/\">contact<\/a> us.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a guide to essential protocols for protecting your safety and the safety of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":259079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h1>La crisis de los conductores de mercanc\u00edas: el reto inminente del transporte<\/h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los transportistas de mercanc\u00edas tienen un papel clave, ya que son los encargados de garantizar el transporte de bienes y productos necesarios para mantener un correcto funcionamiento de las distintas cadenas de suministros. Este proceso a su vez es esencial para la econom\u00eda del pa\u00eds, ya que asegura el abastecimiento de las empresas y su capacidad para generar empleo e ingresos.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A pesar de su importancia, esta profesi\u00f3n parece estar en peligro de extinci\u00f3n y esta situaci\u00f3n no parece generar suficiente alarma entre las autoridades pertinentes.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>\u00bfSab\u00edas que s\u00f3lo el 6% de los conductores que trabajan en el sector europeo del transporte de mercanc\u00edas por carretera son j\u00f3venes?<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esta cifra resulta muy alarmante <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y es importante que se tomen medidas inmediatas para evitar que la situaci\u00f3n empeore a\u00fan m\u00e1s.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En Espa\u00f1a se presenta una situaci\u00f3n similar, el 70% de los transportistas tienen m\u00e1s de 50 a\u00f1os. La brecha existente entre los conductores que se jubilan y los transportistas nuevos que se incorporan en esta profesi\u00f3n sigue aumentando y se espera que esta situaci\u00f3n se triplique en toda Europa. Actualmente, se estima que se necesita contratar a medio mill\u00f3n de conductores, y se prev\u00e9 que la tasa de puestos vacantes para transportistas aumente hasta superar el 60% para el a\u00f1o 2026.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El problema de la falta de conductores de camiones, que ahora se ha convertido en una emergencia, comienza a ser una preocupaci\u00f3n para los 27 pa\u00edses miembros de la Uni\u00f3n Europea, gracias a las organizaciones del sector que han llamado la atenci\u00f3n sobre ello. En respuesta, la Comisi\u00f3n Europea ha propuesto adelantar la edad m\u00ednima para obtener la licencia de conducir C para veh\u00edculos pesados a los 17 a\u00f1os, permitiendo que los j\u00f3venes conduzcan bajo supervisi\u00f3n hasta los 18 a\u00f1os. Aunque esta medida podr\u00eda ayudar en la actual crisis de falta de conductores, no ser\u00e1 suficiente para solucionar el problema por s\u00ed solo. Adem\u00e1s, en muchos pa\u00edses de la UE se requiere tener m\u00e1s de 21 a\u00f1os para conducir un cami\u00f3n, y en algunos casos incluso m\u00e1s de 24 a\u00f1os.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<b>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la titulaci\u00f3n requerida para convertirse en conductor o conductora de un tr\u00e1iler?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En cuanto a la formaci\u00f3n no reglada :<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0El proceso de preparaci\u00f3n suele durar alrededor de un a\u00f1o, e implica la obtenci\u00f3n del carn\u00e9 de conducir B, la superaci\u00f3n del Certificado de Aptitud Profesional (CAP) de 280 horas, y la aprobaci\u00f3n del permiso de conducci\u00f3n C para camiones pesados r\u00edgidos, seguido del C+E para tr\u00e1ileres. La \u00faltima parte de esta formaci\u00f3n, que incluye el CAP y los carn\u00e9s para camiones, puede costar entre 4.000 y 6.000 euros, es decir, aproximadamente lo mismo que estudiar una carrera en una universidad p\u00fablica.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mediante formaci\u00f3n oficial (Formaci\u00f3n Profesional) :<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existen dos alternativas: cursar el Grado Medio de Conducci\u00f3n de Veh\u00edculos de Transporte por Carretera (grado D de FP) u obtener el Certificado de Profesionalidad (grado C de FP).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para la primera alternativa, en Espa\u00f1a, \u00fanicamente hay una decena de centros de FP imparten la formaci\u00f3n de 2.000 horas (dos cursos escolares) para obtener el t\u00edtulo de T\u00e9cnico en Conducci\u00f3n de Veh\u00edculos de Transporte por Carretera, pero esta titulaci\u00f3n no habilita autom\u00e1ticamente para conducir un cami\u00f3n, ya que es necesario obtener los permisos de conducci\u00f3n correspondientes de la DGT. Para la segunda opci\u00f3n, el candidato debe poseer los permisos de conducci\u00f3n de cami\u00f3n antes de iniciar la preparaci\u00f3n del Certificado de Profesionalidad (aproximadamente 400 horas), el cual adem\u00e1s requiere aprobar el examen del CAP.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No obstante, en el sector del transporte no basta con haber finalizado un ciclo formativo de FP para poder acceder al mercado laboral de forma directa. Es necesario adquirir formaciones complementarias y obtener los permisos de conducci\u00f3n necesarios para poder ejercer como conductor de veh\u00edculos de transporte por carretera.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si desea tener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre transpor<\/span>te mercanc\u00edas peligrosas\u00a0 o de alguno de nuestros servicios no dude en <a href=\"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/contactar\/\">contactar<\/a> con nosotros.\r\n\r\n\u00a0","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40,36,69],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-259091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias-en","category-seguridad-en","category-transporte-en","tag-seguridad-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259091"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259095,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259091\/revisions\/259095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fernandezaedo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}