How to Recruit Safe Drivers
Dr Lisa Dorn Appointed to AFP’s Risk and Compliance Committee
DriverMetrics Research Director, Dr Lisa Dorn has been appointed as a member of the Association of Fleet Professionals new Risk and Compliance Committee.
The Association of Fleet Professionals’ is ‘the organisation for fleet professionals’ and embodies the combined strengths of two of the industry’s most prolific organisations, ACFO and the ICFM.
The new committee will be chaired by Martin Evans of Jaama, while co-chair is Marie Jarrold of British Car Auctions. In addition, to Dr Dorn, members include Colin Knight of Amazon, Matt Hammond of Altrad, Tony Murphy of Murphy Plant, Ted Sakyi of Euro Car Parts, Mark Cartwright of Highways Agency, Eric Bristow of Schindler and Ryan Coles of Aviva. In addition, it will also feature David Brown of ADT, Emma Loveday of Drivetec, Alison Moriarty of Driive.
Dr Dorn, said: “I am delighted to join the Risk and Compliance committee at such an important time. I look forward to working with colleagues to address all issues concerning occupational travel risk including driver health and well-being, and corporate compliance”.
DriverMetrics Launches Insight into Action Online Workshops
In response to the challenges of the current pandemic, we’ve developed an online version of our popular Insight into Action Driver Workshop. Delivered by a DriverMetrics accredited coach, the workshop enables your drivers to reflect on their own driving behaviours in a group setting and develop a personal action plan to improve their well-being and safety behind the wheel.
Each driver completes a Driver Risk Index™ assessment prior to the workshop, which enables the driver to self-reflect on their driving style, and the DriverMetrics ® coach to respond to each individuals specific needs during the workshop.
The workshops help drivers to reflect on how habits can affect safety and tackles driver stress and fatigue by focusing on developing safer coping strategies. We will also address the issues related to driving in the Covid-19 environment.
Each driver develops a personal action plan to take away from the workshop.
Insight into Action Online Workshops are open to individual drivers or via a dedicated group booking.
Covid-19: A Guide for Fleet Managers Published
DriverMetrics has published a new guide for fleet managers which addresses the impact of Covid-19 on driver stress.
Written by DriverMetrics Research Director, Dr Lisa Dorn, the guide covers identifying the signs of driver stress during the pandemic; its effects on crash involvement, and practical advice on supporting drivers at this challenging time.
Dr Dorn said, “We are going to be living and working in the context of Covid-19 for a sustained period. For many people, driving for work will be even more stressful than ever before, as a range of anxieties and concerns distract drivers. Thankfully, there is a large body of research that can help us to identify the signs of driver stress and to take steps to reduce it.”
Covid-19: A Guide for Fleet Managers is now available via free download at:
resources.drivermetrics.com/covid19
‘How to Recruit Safe Drivers’ Published
DriverMetrics has published a white paper addressing the issue of ‘How to Recruit Safe Drivers’.
Written by DriverMetrics Research Director, Dr Lisa Dorn, the new white paper aims to assist managers in using the research in this field in order to develop driver selection systems that can predict whether the applicants they select are likely to be safer drivers.
Dr Dorn said “With significant numbers of drivers being recruited during the current Covid-19 crisis, employers require a fast, yet accurate means of selecting safe drivers. This white paper reviews the research evidence for driver recruitment and advocates the use of psychometric assessments as a vital tool in the selection process.”
The white paper enables managers to:
- Understand the research evidence for recruiting and selecting safe drivers.
- Discover the challenges associated with traditional driver selection methods.
- Learn how to use psychometric assessments to improve selection and recruitment.
How to Recruit Safe Drivers is now available via free download on the DriverMetrics website at:
