Roadside Emergency Action Concerning Technicians (REACT) – Licence to Work Safely at the Roadside

The safety of commercial tyre technicians working at the roadside has always been a cause for concern in the tyre industry; technicians can be called out at any hour, in all weather conditions, to work on a vehicle often mere yards away from speeding traffic. It is a sad fact that prior to the introduction of REACT, some technicians were seriously injured or killed while working at the roadside.

How did REACT come into being?

A number of professionals in the tyre industry; manufacturers, retailers offering roadside assistance and training providers, came together as the REACT Steering Group to launch a scheme to licence all tyre technicians working on commercial tyres at the roadside. The scheme has received the backing of National Highways as best practice for safe working at the roadside across the Strategic Road Network.

Training and Monitoring of Roadside Tyre Technicians

REACT is now part of the wider NTDA Tyre Technician Professional Development Scheme. The NTDA has a national database of all licensing records and monitors the training of technicians working at the roadside throughout the UK attending commercial tyre associated breakdowns on motorways, duel carriage ways and all purpose trunk roads.

Licensing

REACT licences are available to all individual technicians operating within the sector irrespective of whether they work for members of the NTDA or not. In complying with data protection laws the NTDA is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all information provided by the scheme and will only provide personal details access to the individual technician. The NTDA is registered as a Tier 1 data handling organisation with the ICO.

How to book REACT:

Click here to find one of our training providers that are local to you or can travel to your area. All contact information for each company is provided. Set dates are also advertised regularly on our social media. Each company will be able to provide more information individually on prices and dates.

Please note REACT licenses expire after 5 years, a refresher course is available to those who wish to be requalified.