{"id":6466,"date":"2020-07-09T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2020-07-09T16:38:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:38:44","slug":"safety-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/07\/09\/safety-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety and risk management begins at recruitment for fleets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Safety and risk management continues to be a major priority for fleets, with the process often beginning during the recruitment of a new employee.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-ads-body-copy=\"true\" data-ads-first=\"2\" data-ads-every=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Safety and risk management continues to be a major priority for fleets, with the process often beginning during the recruitment of a new employee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This often takes the form of driver licence checks, but some organisations require candidates to undergo psychometric tests to discover their suitability for the role.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ad-mobile-replace=\"mpu-1\" data-responsive-movable-xs=\"ad-188643-mpu-1\" data-responsive-movable-sm=\"ad-188643-mpu-1\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">During a roundtable discussion at the Fleet200 Executive Club at St Anne\u2019s Manor, Bracknell, fleet decision-makers heard the induction process provides an opportunity to outline driver safety policies to new starters, as well as how drivers are expected to behave in different circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Other issues discussed include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Driver performance can be monitored on an ongoing basis by building driver profiles for all employees who drive on company business. These can include data from multiple sources, such as telematics systems, collision history, miles driven, age of driver.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Fleets can then use different methods to improve driver behaviour including one-on-one assessments, e-learning and classroom-based sessions. Targeted training is more effective than general training courses as it can address specific areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Topical issues such as winter driving can be used to raise safety awareness at particular times of the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Technology such as in-cab cameras can protect drivers from spurious complaints, while parking sensors will reduce manoeuvring incidents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Driver-facing cameras can also identify distracted driving behaviour, such as phone use and fatigue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feedback from drivers can highlight issues with vehicles, such as insufficient racking, for fleet managers to address.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Best practice is to treat grey fleet drivers as company car drivers and ensure they comply with licence and vehicle checks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-details\">\n<div class=\"pull-left padding-right-15\"><a class=\"hidden-print\" title=\"Andrew Ryan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetnews.co.uk\/author\/andrew-ryan\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-responsive alignleft\" title=\"Andrew Ryan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fleetnews.co.uk\/web\/1\/root\/andrew-ryan_w90.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Ryan\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pull-left mobile-padding-top-15\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li>Author:\u00a0 <a class=\"hidden-print\" title=\"Andrew Ryan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetnews.co.uk\/author\/andrew-ryan\">Andrew Ryan<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-print\">Features editor<\/li>\n<li class=\"hidden-print\">\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:andrew.ryan@bauermedia.co.uk\">andrew.ryan@bauermedia.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a001733 468308<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden-print author-bio\">\n<p>Andrew Ryan is the features editor at Fleet News. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years and has specialised in the fleet industry for the past 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetnews.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fleetnews.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety and risk management continues to be a major priority for fleets, with the process often beginning during the recruitment of a new employee. Safety and risk management continues to be a major priority for fleets, with the process often beginning during the recruitment of a new employee. 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