UNIT 77

PLAN & CO-ORDINATE VEHICLE

MAINTENANCE
By
Miss Siti Nurul Adura binti Daud
 TOPIC 3
LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL
IMPLICATIONS
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
• OPERATOR’S LICENSE

• CONSTRUCTION AND USE REGULATIONS

• PLATING AND TESTING

• MOT TESTING

• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
OPERATOR’S LICENSE
• Driver's license

• In Malaysia, B2, D

• Requirement to take and pass the driving license

TRANSPORT ACT
• Maintenance managers are sometimes accused of inflexibility when they will not
release equipment for use which they feel is unsafe.

• Fortunately, most fleet operators wish to operate within existing regulatory

guidelines. This section will have little value to companies who choose to operate
outside the law due to financial considerations or philosophical reasons.

• The National Safety Code (NSC) provides guidelines for the motor carriers in Canada.
The maintenance component of the NSC is the Commercial Vehicle Safety and
Enforcement branch which administers the Motor Vehicle act and Regulations. Bill
C‐45 holds management accountable not only for their actions, but for their
inactions. Managers must ensure that they take proactive action to ensure the safety
of workers.
TRANSPORT ACT
• In British Columbia the maintenance component of the NSC is administered by
the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement division of the Ministry of
Transportation.
There are three documents which guide the program:
1. The Commercial Vehicle Inspection manual
2. The Motor Vehicle Act
3. The Motor Vehicle Act and Regulation

• These are dynamic documents and are constantly changing with revisions,
compliance circulars and bulletins. Third party service providers may not provide
perpetual compliance during regular service visits. This maintenance deficiency is
often driven by the profit nature of their business where most non‐inspection
repair visits do not result in investigation beyond the scope of a specific repair.
TRANSPORT ACT (MALAYSIA)
• Act 333, Section 66A-66G
SECTION 66A Inspection certificates required for certain motor vehicles

SECTION 66B Vehicles that required to undergo periodic inspection

SECTION 66C Issuance and refusal of inspection certificate

SECTION 66D Display certificate of inspection

SECTION 66DA Recognition of other state inspection certificate

SECTION 66E Only those who are licensed can check

SECTION 66F Employment of examiners

SECTION 66G The rules

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION (US)
Vehicle Standard and Regulation:
• Emission standard reference guide
• This guide contains federal emission standards for on-road and non-road
vehicles and engines, and related fuel sulfur standards.

• Each table includes the standards, useful life, warranty period, and the
availability of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT). In addition, the
applicable Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) citations are provided.
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION (US)
Vehicle and the environmental:
• Road vehicles is key element of an organization's transport
requirements.
• However, the reliance of these vehicles on fossil fuels such as petrol
and diesel gives rise to poor air quality and the associated health
impact, and carbon emissions which contribute to climate change.
• Vehicles also contribute to noise pollution, which can affect people’s
health and quality of life.
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION (UK)
Air quality:
• Improving the quality of the environment according to the Greater London
Authority’s (GLA’s) Annual London Survey 20111
• The key environmental concerns are:
• Nitrogen oxides (NOx), the generic term for nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide
(NO2), are formed by a reaction between nitrogen and oxygen gases in the air during
combustion. Further reactions of NOx with other atmospheric factors can lead to the
formation of other pollutants such as ozone and acid rain
• Fine particles, referred to as particulate matter or PM10 and PM2.5. Road traffic is
the greatest contributor to these as a result of engine emissions and tyre and brake
wear. A study for the GLA estimated that fine particles could be involved in more
than 4,000 deaths in London each year
IMPLICATIONS AND PROCESSES
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
• FACILITIES
• EQUIPMENT
• HUMAN RESOURCE
• COMPETENCE
• PLANNING VEHICLES INSPECTIONS
• DEFECT AND REPORTING AND RECTIFICATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WASTE DISPOSAL
• STAFF TRAINING
• LICENSES (MOT)
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Who should take the responsibilities?
• What are his/her responsibilities in vehicles
maintanence?
STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
• The qualifications required
• Have been trained or not?
• Qualified in doing vehicles maintenance and
inspection