HI Helen,
I have forwarded your enquiry onto the Branch and Mobile Library Group
of CILIP , in case there is any information to be had
Karen
Hon Sec BMLG
Karen Newton ACLIP
Project Coordinator
City Library & Arts Centre
28 - 30 Fawcett Street
Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR1 1RE
0191 5618405
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Helen Edwards
Sent: 13 January 2009 14:42
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Subject: CPC training for mobile library drivers
Dear colleagues
The new Driver Certificate of Professional Competence is in the process
of coming into force to implement the EU Directive 2003/59. The standard
driving licence will need to be supplemented by vocational driver
training if driving is a major part of the job description, and the
vehicles driven are 3.5 tons or over.
What conclusions have library services come to with regard to their
mobile library drivers? In Powys our 7.5t fleet are driven by
driver/librarians or driver/assistants. I have not been able to obtain
any clear advice or guidance from the relevant officers in my own
authority, and the implementing authorities (Transport Office/DSA) imply
that mobile libraries are a 'grey area'!
The exemptions information in the documentation is far from clear.
Any shared experience of this minefield will be gratefully received.
Regards
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Helen Edwards
Prif Lyfrgellydd/Principal Librarian
Gwasanaeth Llyfrgelloedd, Gwybodaeth ac Archifau/Libraries, Information
and Archive Service Cyngor Sir Powys/Powys County Council
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