Office Presentation On Defensive Driving

Office Presentation On Defensive Driving - SA logistics Ltd

SA LOGISTICS LIMITED

The following is a brief description of the trainings we offer. Training can be tailored to suite your requirements and can include topics from various trainings:-

1.     COURSE TITLE: DEFENSIVE DRIVING

OBJECTIVES

  • Gain a deeper understanding of perception and recognition of hazards for accident avoidance,
  • Acquire coping strategies for dealing with road rage, impaired drivers
  • Recognize how attitude can help prevent accidents and poor decision making
  • Gain awareness of the serious consequences of fatigue, distracted driving, emotional impairments and other risk factors
  • Appreciate how vehicle malfunction and poor maintenance contribute to collisions
  • Acquire sensible advice for choosing safe, responsible and lawful driving behaviors and habits regardless of the driving environment and actions of other drivers

OUTLINE:

  1. Introduction to Defensive Driving; definition, purpose, elements & statistics.
  2. Accident producing conditions: Collision & their prevention,  
  3. Attitude, Concentration and Observation, effective braking & reaction time. Road Stress management- road stress prompters, impact of aggressive driving and alleviation of road stress
  4. Review of the Highway Code, new traffic rules & road traffic signs.
  5. Motor vehicle systems; Vehicle inspection, Basic vehicle maintenance and servicing
  6. Impaired driving – Driving under influence of alcohol, drugs, sickness and fatigue
  7. Speeding & Occupant protection systems
  8. Special rules and observances on the express way (motorway driving) soon to be opened

TARGET: Drivers, Field officers &Managers driving over 2hrs/day.

DURATION:  Two days.

2.  COACHING THE AMBULANCE OPERATOR

OUTLINE:

This highly interactive program adopted from the International safety council’s CEVOIII combines defensive driving technics to the unique nature of ambulance work, training drivers to navigate safely through traffic in both emergency and nonemergency situations. They will learn:

  1. Emergency Vehicle placement in traffic
  2. Intersections, overtaking and changing lanes
  3. Night time driving
  4. Blind spots and cushion safety
  5. Reversing and parking safely

TARGET: Ambulance drivers and emergency vehicle operators

DURATION:  One day

3.     COURSE TITLE: DRIVERS’ AUTO MAINTENANCE

COURSE OUTLINE

At the end of the training delegates should be able to accurately diagnose and report vehicle faults and perform basic trouble shooting. The training is done in a workshop with practical demonstrations, it includes;

  1.   Basic Motor Vehicle Engineering, Systems and Functions including
    1. Cooling system
    1. Electrical System
    1. Fuel system
    1. Transmission system
    1. Brake system
    1. Steering System
    1. Suspension system
    1. Dash Board System
    1. Body system                       
  2. Importance of regular motor vehicle checks and maintenance including; the Types of Maintenance, Vehicle Inspection, Vehicle Servicing and Vehicle Repairs
  3. Modern Vehicle Dynamics including; Automatic Transmission, Power Steering, Airbags, 4WD System, Turbo Intercooler & Latest motor vehicle technologies
  4. Driving with Fuel Economy including; Importance of fuel economy, fuel cost determinants, Fuel efficient driving techniques

TARGET:  All drivers /logistics assistants in an organization.

DURATION:   2 days

4.     COURSE TITLE: 4WD & OFF ROAD DRIVING

COURE OUTLINE

At the end of the training delegates shall:

  • Acquire thorough knowledge of four wheel drive and off road driving to maneuver out of difficult road conditions
  • Gain confidence to safely operate a manual transmission 4WD field vehicle on road.

The training includes Four wheel drive practical drills on a simulation circuit to reinforce the theory in the following 4×4 Off road driving situations;

  • uphill and downhill 4WD maneuvers
    • driving on muddy/slippery surfaces
    • using 4WD to drive over obstacles and
    • 4WD wrench and recovery
    • Anti-skidding maneuvers

TARGET: staff who drive organization vehicles in the field with bad roads and difficult terrain.

DURATION: One day

5.     COURSE TITLE: ANTI CAR JACKING TRAINING

OUTLINE:

The raining aims at equipping delegates  with skills for safely managing carjacking and highway robbery situations. It includes confidence building driving skills especially for expatriates and their spouses and focuses on personal and vehicle security i.e Carjacking (urban) and Ambush (highway robbery). The topics covered include:

  • Introduction to carjacking.
  • Warning against carjacking.
  • Reasons for jacking
  • Common areas for carjacking.
  • Avoidance
  • Common attack plans
  • Safety procedures during a carjacking; in a non-confrontational situation and in a resistive or confrontational response.
  • After the attack.
  • Describing the incident.

TARGET a) Expatriates and their spouses b) staff who drive to work, field drivers & after hours

DURATION:  3 hours

6.     COURSE TITLE: FORK LIFT SAFETY

OUTLINE

The training aims at reducing risk associated with fork lifts, delegates are shown how to handle various situations, check controls and wear proper equipment and choose safe behaviors. Although the operation of a forklift is similar to that of a car, there are important differences. Such differences include the speed, visibility, load stability, lack of stability on inclines or declines, path smoothness (potholes etc), load height, load rigging etc. The topics covered include:

  • Safety inspections
  • Operator responsibilities
  • Checking controls
  • Operator protections & precautions
  • Checking loads; capacities, safety, pick-up, stability, moving loads, stacking and setting down
  • Accidents prevention and common pitfall

Target: warehouse/cargo staff, fork lift operators, spotters and supervisors

7.     DRIVERS’ PREEMPLOYMENT TESTING

DESCRIPTION

SA Logistics can interview and test the applicants driving abilities in their respective classes with the objective of selecting drivers that are more likely to drive safely, fuel economically and care for the vehicles. Our test is a three pronged approach as follows;

  1. License verification –You send us a list of applicants with their original licenses to enable us verify the authenticity and validity of the license and classes with FACE technologies to eliminate forgeries.
  2. Theory test and interview (30% of total) –Applicants shall be interviewed to establish their road experience, knowledge of preventive maintenance and occupational road health and safety. Applicants will also be tested with a simple written test to establish knowledge of road signs, fuel economy and the Highway Code.
  3. Practical Test (70%) –the in-vehicle test is done in a short route near the test centre that will include heavy and light traffic. It starts with an eye test by asking the applicant to read a number plate at a distance of 20.5 meters and includes various aspects of safely driving that class of vehicle.

8.     COURSE TITLE:  FIRST AID AT WORK TRAINING

DESCRIPTION:

Managing incidents Illness’ recognition
Control of bleeding Burns & scalds
Resuscitation Poisoning
Unconsciousness Miscellaneous injuries
Treatment of shock Record keeping
Fractures Priorities of first aid
Heart attack Delegation in emergencies
First aid boxes dressings

TARGET: All staff at work

DURATION: 2days

Other Special topic drills

  1. Manual transmission reorientation –for drivers that are licensed to drive but have no experience driving manual transmissions. The training and practices help them gain confidence to safely operate a manual transmission 4WD field vehicle on road.
  2. Expatriates’ Orientation: to gain confidence in order to safely drive in the Ugandan environment especially for expatriates and their spouses (5 hours)
  3. Drivers customer service & etiquette includes; Customer care, Personal & vehicle hygiene, Public relations, management of personal finances (4 hours)
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