We can help: The National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Courses-Professional Truck Driver program provides truck drivers with defensive driving techniques that help them avoid collisions and violations and make them take personal responsibility for their driving decisions.
11 Elements: Daniel Della-Giustina, a professor and chairperson for the Department of Safety Management at West Virginia University and member of the Safety+Health Editorial Board, and Zachary LeMasters, a graduate student at West Virginia University's Safety Management Master's Degree Program, propose 11 elements for an effective motor fleet program.
What's your method? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration offers a technical briefing (.pdf file) featuring safety training methods used by fleet safety managers and others.
Standard explanation: Read a description of each OSHA standard included in this month's "Top 10" list.
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