Trucks and Child Safety
We work with schools and community organisations to teach children aged 6 to 11 years how to keep themselves safe around large vehicles.
Every day, a child in the UK is seriously injured in a road traffic accident. DHL is striving to reduce this number and the TACS programme plays a key role in helping us to play our part in achieving this.
Free road safety training for children
Our TACS programme consists of two different elements that you can choose to suit your environment.
Face-to-face learning
We bring a large goods vehicle onto the grounds of a primary school or community organisation to help children understand firsthand how big, loud and dangerous trucks can be.
What we offer
- Impactful learning
- Fact based fun
- Highly interactive
- Active involvement
Classroom-based lesson
We provide a free PowerPoint deck and lesson plan so that you can deliver the session to your class in your classroom.
What we offer
- Free resources
- PowerPoint deck
- Lesson plan
- Developed with teachers
Activity Book
Making a lasting impression
Children will learn important tips for staying safe around trucks.
What do we cover?
The demonstrations are delivered by trained DHL employees and include:
Features
- What exactly the driver can or cannot see in the mirrors
- Awareness of the dimensions of a truck
- Just how loud is the engine?
- What and where are the trucks blind spots?
- How difficult it is it for a driver whilst inside the cab to hear a child shouting
- Where to stand safely on the pavement when a truck is turning left at a junction
- How to walk safely around a truck
- What to do if a football runs under a truck
Who delivers the sessions?
TACS demonstrators are employed by DHL and are specially trained to undertake TACS demonstrations.
Each demonstrator
- Attends a one-day mandatory training session
- Undertakes a DBS check every two years
- Commits to our safeguarding procedures
Let’s Connect
Interested in a TACS demonstration?
If you are a school or community organisation tell us a bit more.
