Wednesday 14 December, 2011

Wishes For the Festive Season

Driver Safety Services would like to thank all our clients, contractors and staff for supporting our business over the previous 12 months and wish everyone a safe festive season.

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Staff Levels over Christmas

During the break between Christmas and New Year DSS will be running with limited administration staff.  If you wish to book courses for the new year please don't hesitate to call us!  We are still operational, just not training over this period!  Our trainers will return fresh and rested to hit the ground running as of the 9th January 2012.

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Changing Driver Behaviours

For those of you who did not recieve our October newletter (We were advised that some did not go out)

Driver Safety Services supported Workcover in Tasmania safety month by presenting presenting seminars across the state in Burnie, Launceston and Hobart.

In the seminars we looked at driver behaviours as the main contributing factors in motor vehicle crashes.

Background - On average, four people are killed and 90 are seriously injured every week on Australia's roads. Almost everyone has, at some stage, been affected by a road crash. Driving behaviour is a contributing factor in at least 95% of crashes as driving is a self-regulated task. The Cost to business was estimated at $112m (09/10), and 1 in 4 fleet vehicles are damaged in a vehicle accident, each year.
 

Solution - The change in behaviour has to be significant because, considering the numbers of vehicles and kilometres travelled, crashes are still rare events and it is critical that any behavioural change overcomes the low risk perceptions that many drivers possess.

Behaviour can be changed with two approaches:

• Manipulating a person’s environment by rewarding good behaviour and demonstrating discomfort from bad behaviour.

• Generating change from within, that is, a person discovers a need for change and then uses the power of their enquiring mind to bring about change.
   

For further information regarding our Crash Free Driver Education, please contact on of our friendly staff who can fully explain the Program and how it can benefit your workplace on 03 6248 5455.

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Group Courses December / January

December 2011
19 - 22       Taxi Course (Hobart)

January 2012
4 –5           Dangerous Goods (Hobart)
7                 Roll Over Prevention Course (Hobart)
11 – 12     Forklift Assessment Only (Hobart)
12              Literacy Assessment (Hobart)
12 – 13     4WD Course (Hobart)
16 – 19     Taxi Course (Hobart)
23 – 24     Dangerous Goods (Launceston)
25              Literacy Assessment (Launceston)
23 – 25     Full Forklift Course (Hobart)
30 – 2       Taxi Course (Launceston)

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