DRIVERS' HOURS IN BELGIUM
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IltRITISH hauliers operating in Belgium have been requested to note that the following working conditions apply to foreign drivers: no driver shall drive a vehicle continuously for more than ,5 hours; the total driving time for any driver shall not exceed 9 hours in any period of 24 hours except in the case of "force majeure" and emergencies; every driver shall have had at least 10 consecutive hours of rest starting from the start of the working day. This rest period may be reduced to 8 consecutive hours once in any period of seven days and where the vehicle is manned by two drivers, and has a bunk enabling one of the drivers to lie down comfortably.
Perkins Spell for Graduates: Twelve graduates in engineering taking part in a one-year experiment in post-graduate training organized by Cambridge University Engineering Department are spending a month at the Peterborough headquarters of the Perkins Engines Group to obtain practical knowledge of how a company operates.