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Corporate Driver Training
A-1 Driving Specialists has been providing corporate driver training programs
for almost 30 years and we are confident in our ability to provide outstanding driver
training to meet the needs of corporations, of corporations and government agencies and departments throughout Ontario.
We specialize in advanced driver training for experienced drivers. Our courses teach drivers to recognize their personal responsibility in creating and maintaining a safe driving environment for themselves and others. We offer: Advanced in-class courses Advanced in-vehicle training Driving Assessments Due Diligence For most people, driving is the greatest job-related danger they have to deal with. With the  introduction of bill C-45 in Ontario in 2004, employers are now required to
take "steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or any other person, arising from that
work or task". This means that the onus is on the employer to ensure that their employees
are trained to safely perform their job functions. A driver training program with A-1
Driving Specialist will help you fulfill that obligation.
Employee Safety If your company is serious about health and safety, driver training could be one of the best investments you make. Since motor vehicle collisions account for the largest share of indirect accident costs in Ontario, and recognizing that 95% of crashes are preventable, your organization will benefit from driver training through:
In-Class Courses
 Cell Phones, Conversations and Coffee -The Role of Inattention and Distractability in Driving (CCC) Nearly 8 out of 10 crashes are caused by driver inattention and distractedness. The Road Safety Educator's Association newest course 'Cell Phones, Conversation and Coffee' (CCC) is the first course ever to offer experienced drivers concrete strategies to deal with distracted driving issues.
CCC addresses the realities that drivers face on the roads today and will give your drivers an advantage when it comes to safety. This classroom course is run in an interactive format with formal and informal instruction, discussion and workgroups. A-1 Driving Specialist has three instructor's available to offer this course anywhere in Ontario. This is a credentialed program for drivers and successful candidates receive a .5 credit from RSEA. More... An RSEA course, Cooperative driving is the new Gold Standard in road safety education. This one day workshop will facilitate the move of the emphasis away from defending a driver's position and looking for mistakes of other road users to finding ways to cooperate and make the system more fluid and safe. It puts the driver in a position of analyzing how they are affecting others rather than just how others affect them.
In a very fundamental way it changes the focus of the venture of driving and brings a level of humility and accountability to driving that is lacking in other approaches to the task. This is a credentialed program for drivers and successful candidates receive a .5 credit from RSEA. Cooperative Driving will be equivalent to a six hour DDC or PDIC program. More... Designed by the Canada Safety Council, the Defensive Driving Course (DDC) has been one of Canada's most widely used driver training programs. This classroom course is run in an interactive format with formal and informal instruction, discussion and workgroups.
The DDC course focuses on the driver and driving attitudes, and features proven safe and defensive driving strategies. Themes include: elements of defensive driving; causes of collisions; preventing collisions; the pre-trip inventory; eye-lead time; time interval formula; safe passing techniques, and many others. A low participant to instructor ratio maximizes opportunities for participation and dialogue. More... This course will elevate the 'classified licensed' driver's awareness of the driving-related tasks through facilitated discussions and assist a company in developing long term driver improvements strategies. This program focuses on giving participants the opportunity to share their experiences and learn from others thorough discussion of defensive driving elements.
It should be emphasized that this program is fundamentally developmental in its aims. Themes include principles & foundations of professional driving skills, knowledge and attitudes for driving, visual habits for driving, space cushion driving, collision avoidance strategies and sharing the road with others. More... In-Vehicle Services
Beyond Basics is an advanced in-vehicle session for the experienced driver. During the 90 minute drive, the driver trainer will evaluate the driver's risk perception, and hazard/management risk as well as the drivers application of defensive and co-operative driving techniques.
Moving "beyond" basic defensive driving principals, this session deals with the reality of driving with inattention due to distractions and multitasking. The drive provides an opportunity to apply advanced driver training techniques in the only place it counts on the road. Organizations and individuals seeking seriously to improve their driving abilities should consider 'Beyond Basics' as part of their overall safety strategy. More... The DCA2 Driver Competency Assessment is an in-vehicle evaluated drive. It is an assessment tool that scientifically measures a driver's crash potential. The DCA2 gives managers and supervisors a competency/risk measurement profile that identifies a driver's strengths and weaknesses.
This profile measures areas that current research suggest are most directly related to crash involvement such as decision making, risk management, distractions and multi-tasking. The DCA2 documents and measures a driver's ability to manage risk by assessing how they match their cognitive, attentional and psychomotor skills with choice behaviors. DCA2 methodologies meet the stringent requirements of the RSEA, and can be used to ensure 'due diligence'. The DCA2 is the only measure known at this time which provides this type of information. More In the 'accident per mile driven' category, nothing even comes close to reversing a trailer. A disproportionately high number of "incidents" occur while driver's are reversing trailers. In most cases, these sometimes costly crashes are avoidable and preventable.
Our trailer towing course effectively teaches driver's trailering safety. The course includes reversing manouvers, an advanced on-road driving segment, as well as vehicle and trailer inspection and coupling procedures. More... Remedial Training and Instruction Our one-on-one coaching sessions blend all the elements of our many theoretical courses, and apply them in the vehicle on an individual needs basis. As weaknesses are identified, instruction is tailored to meet each individual's specific driving needs. Give us a call A-1 Driving Specialists can offer your organization a driver training program to help you save vehicle related expenses and increase the safety record and safety mindedness of your employees, both on and off the job. That's a big return on your investment because it will help protect your employees (and their families) full time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. For more information on any of our Corporate Driver Training Programs contact us at 1-800-473-0398 or email us at: a1drivingschool@bellnet.ca |
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