Emergency Procedures, Incidents and Accident Response
What the exam tests
This domain tests immediate actions for blowouts, brake failure, fire, collision and hazardous-cargo incidents. Questions often ask what to do in the first seconds and how to protect the scene.
Core rules
- For a front-tyre blowout: grip the wheel firmly, keep the vehicle straight, ease off the accelerator and avoid hard braking; stop away from traffic.
- For brake failure: use engine braking, retarder and the parking brake gradually; look for an escape route.
- For fire: stop, switch off the engine, evacuate, call the fire service and keep clear; do not open a burning cargo area.
- At an accident: protect the scene, warn traffic, call emergency services, give first aid within your training and do not move injured people unless there is immediate danger.
- For hazardous cargo: keep upwind, note placards and tell responders what is involved.
Worked example
A truck suffers a front-tyre blowout at 90 km/h. The driver holds the wheel, keeps the truck straight, lifts off the accelerator and lets speed fall before braking gently. The reasoning: hard braking on a failed front tyre can pull the vehicle into another lane or cause a rollover. After stopping, the driver sets hazards, warns traffic and reports the incident.
Traps
Do not slam on the brakes after a blowout. Do not move an injured motorcyclist unless fire or traffic makes it essential. Do not leave the scene of an injury accident to arrange repairs.