Article tags: safety

1. New protective equipment for Freewheelers riders
(Fun Stuff/Videos)

Now that winter has arrived with a vengance, Freewheelers is issuing all of its volunteer riders with the latest in motorcycle protective personal equipment. AwQw_lwcRu0|480|360

2. Dave gets a kiss - a typical weekend on The Flying Crane
(News/The Flying Crane Blog)

... dry and so safety was not compromised. However, I am not sure I would have been happy to do 360 miles without the heated grips and seven layers of clothing! You should tell the pupils at All Hallows ...

3. About Freewheelers EVS
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

The "About Us" section of the website contains information about Freewheelers EVS, who we are, what we do, where we operate, our safety standards and finally how you can volunteer to join us or setup a ...

4. MAG are worthy of support from all motorcyclists
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is a group that campaigns on behalf of motorcyclists. The Weston & North Somerset branch and the Bristol branch of MAG have been supporters of Freewheelers for much ...

5. Avon Tyres help Freewheelers
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

Melksham-based Avon Tyres has agreed to supply motorcycle tyres to the Freewheelers EVS. With both safety and performance so important for such a service, Avon will supply Storm-ST tyres, while JHS Racing ...

6. SMIDSY!
(Fun Stuff/Videos)

Devon County Council should be applauded for their excellent motorcycle safety video shown below (direct link). Bikers are very vulnerable when 2 tonnes of steel, glass and rubber suddenly emerge from ...

7. Volunteering to Join Freewheelers
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

... should also contact the co-ordinator if anything changes when you are on a job e.g. if a hospital asks you to change the priority of a job when you collect. Rider safety is our first priority and we ...

8. Starting A New Blood Bike Group
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

... of registering for charity status; bank accounts; Health and Safety and meeting Trust standards; fund raising; maintenance; paperwork; communications; procedures; insurance etc. Commitment Any service ...

9. Transport of Infectious Substances
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

... comply with our health and safety rules. Typical items that we carry include X-rays, scans, CD-ROMs, medical equipment, blood for transfusion and samples for pathology or microbiology analysis which may ...

10. Our Service to the NHS
(About Us/About Freewheelers and the Service We Offer)

... storms, or other extremes of weather. Our riders are a hardy bunch that operate in all but the very worst weather, so we ask for your understanding if we are unable to operate for rider safety reasons. ...

11. Fund Raising success
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

In April and June, Freewheelers exhibited at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway. On both occasions we had one of our bikes on show in the shopping centre. For safety reasons the bike had its fuel tank drained ...

12. Reacting to Emergency Vehicles
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

... of this important safety message. Please take the time to read the article, which is summarised below: Don’t panic and just brake. It’s natural to want to react. But instinctively putting your brakes ...

13. Freewheelers gain visibility thanks to ICU-UCMe
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

... and 15 lightweight over-jackets to help increase the visibility and safety of our riders. Each jacket bears the charity's logo and the word "BLOOD" printed in large letters on the back. The jackets, which ...

14. PRESS RELEASE
(News/Older Freewheelers EVS News)

At approximately 1850hrs on Monday 30th January 2006, an advanced motorcyclist trained volunteer rider lost control of a fully marked blood bike (Honda ST1100 Pan European) as it was travelling onto the ...

15. Freewheelers and NABB at The Emergency Services Show
(News/News about Freewheelers EVS)

... the safety of our volunteers and improve the quality of the services that we deliver to the NHS.  ...