Fleet and Corporate Driver

Course Content

Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers have a responsibility to manage health and safety effectively.

The government have introduced a strategy to reduce the number of deaths and accidents on Britain's roads. The driving assessment programme, which is currently undertaken on a voluntary basis, has proven to potentially reduce a company's operating costs. However, every employer has a legal responsibility to assess the health and safety risks to their employees. There are a number of ways you can benefit as a company by employing the skills of the Pro-Scot Fleet Service team.

The Facts

• 280,840 road accident related injuries
• 3,221 of these were fatalities
• 31,130 seriously injured

* Accident stats for 2006 from the Office of National Stats

The two high risk groups in terms of driving are the 17 - 25 year olds and secondly our company drivers. Company drivers are high risk due to their extended mileage and its estimated that those driving an average of 10,000 miles a year have a 1 in 7 chance of a collision each year! Those driving approximately 50,000 miles a year increase their risk of an accident by 67%. This is not because they are worse drivers they are simply more exposed to risk due to the high mileage. However, as employers we need to help in the battle to greatly reduce accident statistics and protect our employees, while at the same time benefiting your company.

Statistically it is estimated that on a daily basis 4 people die and 250 are seriously injured whilst someone is driving whilst at work - it could be one of yours.

Fleet Benefits:

There are a number of benefits associated with using Pro-Scot fleet services for both the driver and for your company. Here are just a few:

• Reduces vehicle insurance costs
• Increases driver efficiency, saves time and money
• Reduces or potentially contains employer liability
• Reduces wear and tear on company vehicles
• Reduces accidents within your work force
• Reduces staff time lost due to accidents and injuries
• Improves productivity and efficiency
• Reduces potential employee cover costs
• Reduced stress and improved moral

All of the above can be measured in monetary terms and positively benefit the bottom line.

How can Pro-Scot help?

We will assess and improve your drivers in three key ways:

1. Their psychomotor skills - this assess and improves the their ability to identify potential risks on the road
2. Their cognitive skills - there are 12 mental abilities which relate directly to driving including visual scanning and speed estimation, we will work to assess and improve all 12
3. Their behavioural characteristics - the drivers attitude to risk and how it can be improved
4. Their knowledge of traffic regulations and road knowledge.

In order for the company and the employees to benefit fully from the service full co-operation and acceptance is required by all.

The Course

Pro-Scot Fleet and Corporate Driver Training is a bespoke service, which can be tailored to suit the needs of individual businesses to satisfy training requirements and budgets. Our normal course format consists of theory in the morning with group discussions and video presentations, leading to practical driving assessments, with coaching and development in the afternoon or later as required. Morning theory sessions are normally done on a larger student to trainer ratio to keep costs down. Practical driving sessions are normally done on a 1:1, 2:1 or 3:1 ratio as required.

Added value services

We at Pro-Scot believe in giving our customers value for money and therefore offer a range of unique additional services. These include:

1. Driver report - Each driver who attends the training course will receive a full report, certificate and set of course notes, as will the client so that both parties are kept fully informed of the outcome
2. Customer after care service - we will contact you after six months to evaluate the benefits of having taken part in the course
3. Industry knowledge and experience - you will have complete access to industry information and we will be available to advise and consult with you if required