Launch of WoF video guides
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has released 13 videos filmed to guide vehicle inspectors in their work.
The Safer Vehicles team has been working for the past year on updating and improving the clarity of the Waka Kotahi vehicle inspection requirements manuals (VIRMs). The WoF video guide is the latest part of that work.
The videos, which cover a variety of areas ranging from brake testing and beam setting to under bonnet inspections and check sheet completion, are relatively short (from two to five minutes) and have been provided as a 'how to' guide, rather than as a set of instructions.
Five people from Waka Kotahi were involved in the filming. Many thanks to the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) for providing the location.
Jim Anderson, Manager Safer Vehicles South Island, says the subjects of the videos were settled on after several industry workshops. 'The feedback we got was that pictures and videos would be the most helpful form of guidance we could provide.'
The 13 videos are:
- Quality management system (QMS)
- Checksheet completion
- Vehicle identification and class
- Under bonnet inspection
- Under body inspection
- Tyre inspection
- Seat belt inspection
- Light trailer inspection
- Laden steering check
- Interior inspection
- Brake testing
- Beam setter use
- Assessment of corrosion
The videos are all available on the vehicle inspection portal.