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Now's not the time to let the daily pressures of surviving in a recession deflect you from your ongoing 0-licence undertakings. But how can you manage both and come out on top? Sign up for our joint CM/MT and RT.com conference on 21 October and get ahead of the rest.
THE ROAD TO ruin is paved with good intentions. And there's no better intention than keeping your business profitable during one of the worst economic slumps in memory. However, it's all too easy to let business pressures distract you from your ongoing licence obligations. In short, you've got to stay focused on keeping out of court as well as in the black. Of course, that's easier said than done in the middle of a recession when the pressure to make a profit is all-consuming. So how can you satisfy both masters?
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Morning session
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After a short break we'll look at how to solve the problems of working at height and how to reduce accidents around HGVs with operators' case studies Then it's time to hear from Neil Barlow, head of enforcement at VOSA, on how the agency will be applying the law governing the Drivers' CPC at the roadside and in particular what VOSA will expect from you as the "controlling force': si
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