Rationale:
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death and injury for all ages. Crashes on and off the job have far-reaching financial and psychological effects on employees, their coworkers and families, and their employers.
Accidents are more expensive than most people realize because of the hidden costs. The more accidents that occur in a workplace, the higher the costs both in direct costs paid by insurance premiums and greater uninsurable indirect costs. Typically, companies will suffer from the more numerous indirect costs that are not usually covered by any insurance. Therefore, students and any person needs to have knowledge and skills in fleet safety to save lives and to reduce the risk of life-altering injuries, protect organization's human and financial resources and guard against potential company and personal liabilities associated with crashes involving employees driving on company business.
Learning Outcomes:
· Analyze the effect of driver characteristics, roadway characteristics, and climatic factors on highway safety.
· Plan and design a road safety improvement program.
· Analyze accident data and suggest safety measures.
· Conduct road safety inspection
Teaching Methods:
Modified lectures, individual & group discussions and presentations, field work and practical’s, case studies
Duration:
3 Weeks
Assessment:
Continuous assignments/practicals [40%], and final examination [60%].
Course Content:
· Introduction to fleet safety and Logistics
· Selecting and hiring safe drivers
· The benefits of keeping good drivers
· Elements of a fleet safety program
· Safety on the road
· Protecting your vehicle and cargo
· Motor Vehicle-Related Incidents; Causes of road accidents and control measures
· Fleet Safety Plan
· Duties and Responsibilities in the fleet safety plan
· Accident scene response and investigation
· Driver Selection
· Driver Training and Evaluation
· Vehicle Selection and Maintenance
· Road Safety Inspection
Study Materials:
1. Belcher, M. & Proctor, S. 2015. Practical Road Safety Auditing.
2. Bolton, N. 2015. Spotter Safety - Communicating with Drivers - Teacher's Manual
3. Bolton, N. 2017. Road Safety for Drivers and Operators - Student Booklet
4. Bolton, N. 2017. Road Safety for Drivers and Operators - Teacher's Manual
5. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. 2020 Driver CPC - the Official DVSA guide for professional goods vehicle drivers
6. Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. 2017. Urban Road Safety.
7. Geigle Safety Group. 2017. Fleet Safety Management Study Guide
8. H&SA. 2016. Workplace transport Safety; Safe Driver
9. HDR 2018. Designing a Facility that Works
10. https://knowledge.fleetforum.org/knowledge-base/article/driver-recruitment-checklist
11. Northland Insurance Risk Control. 2016. Fleet Safety Guide.
12. Shaw, L. 2014. Accident Proneness: Research in the Occurrence, Causation, and Prevention of Road Accidents
13. Smith, G.L. & Bendickson, N. 2015. Fleet Safety
14. The Hartford. 2013. Risk Engineering Guide to Successful Driver Management
15. Wolski C. and Sandoval K. 2016. Elements of an Effective Safety Program