Certified Defensive Driving and Fleet Safety Management Course
Vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities, involving workers who use motor vehicles to perform a wide range of job duties.
This includes employees who operate company-owned or rented vehicles, as well as those who use personal vehicles for work purposes.
Does your organization need a Defensive Driving or Fleet Safety Plan?
To answer this question, consider the following:
- Do we operate vehicles for work purposes?
- Do our employees drive as part of their job duties?
- Do our personnel use company vehicles for personal purposes?
- Do we allow employees to use their personal vehicles for work?
- Do employees or other individuals drive within our facilities?
- Do we hire contracted transportation services?
If the answer is “YES” to any of the questions above, the employer is responsible for ensuring that proper fleet safety systems and controls are in place and functioning effectively.
Course Content
Defensive Driving and Fleet Safety Management – Syllabus
- Duration: 5 hours – (1) day theory / practical
- Defensive driving: definition and general concepts
- What is prevented by defensive driving
- Common problems and accidents caused by poor driving
- The driver’s habits
- Defensive driving and vehicle control techniques
- Keys to defensive driving
- How to prevent accidents
- Speed limits and speeding
- Costs of vehicle accidents
- Awareness and perception
- Analysis of precautions to prevent accidents
- Factors that reduce driving ability
- Driving at night, in fog, rain, sand, dirt, etc.
- Vehicle inspections
- Transportation of personnel and equipment
- Driver qualification
- Regulations, licenses, driver training, and evaluation
- Accident investigations
- Driving at night, in fog, rain, sand, dirt, etc.