Driver Safety Series
Driver Awareness Program: 

Course Overview
This 1/2 day seminar in our Driver Safety Series (DSS) takes drivers down a different path when discussing the fundamentals of the task of driving. We were all taught” to drive, but very few of us ever learn the fine art of driving and collision avoidance. 

  Classroom Topics:

This training program begins with 2 hours of classroom training, followed by 2 hours of practical training. Your organization’s collision statistics should be the primary factor when deciding what is covered in this module. Your choice of 3 topics from the following list will be covered:

• Getting Started, Sitting Properly
• Hands: Where Should They Be, Why Should They Be There
• Seatbelts: What Every Driver Needs To Know!
• Mirrors; A Reflected View
• Where You Should Be Looking
• Brakes: How To Employ Them
• Skids: There Is An Escape!
• How to See and Be Seen
• Highway Driving
• On and Off Ramps
• City Driving
• Winter Driving

Practical/Hands-on Activities

• Vehicle maneuverability & Clearance restrictions
• Pre-trip inspection procedures

NOTE: A classroom and large paved area to set-up and conduct the in vehicle driving portion with your vehicles is required.

Learning Objectives
  This course will help operators make better, more informed operator decisions. The results of this learning process are improved:

• Knowledge and Conscientious Attitude
• Maintenance Habits
• Safety Awareness

Evaluation
Theory exam (multiple choice); oral exam (by instructor) and practical exam (on equipment)

Certificates + Course Assessments = Documentation!
Documentation = The Key Ingredient to Due Diligence

Benefits of a Proper Occupational Road Safety Program

• Reduced collision frequency and severity
• Reduction in direct and indirect financial costs involved in road collisions
• Fewer vehicles off the road for repair
• Reduce the need for and cost of replacement vehicles
• Reduced fleet running costs due to better driving standards
• Increased satisfied customers as a result of fewer missed or late orders due to non-delivery
• Reduced risk of injury to the companies most valued asset, their employees
• Increased productivity due to higher moral, less time off work due to reduction in injury
• Increased trade in value to vehicles
• Increased corporate responsibility and improved safety culture