RoSPA Press Office : Press Release
September 17, 2004
NEW ON-LINE CHECK FOR COMPANY DRIVERS
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has launched a new weapon in the fight to reduce the number of work-related road crashes.
RoSPA has teamed up with Creative Training Online Ltd to produce an on-line risk assessment tool for employees who drive as part of their job.
It is available at three different levels and uses material that has either been approved or endorsed by the Driving Standards Agency.
Charles Davis, RoSPA Head of Driver and Fleet Solutions, said: “The Online Knowledge Test has been produced in response to enquiries from a number of our customers who wanted to carry out basic assessments of their drivers.
“Most people will admit they have not looked at the Highway Code since they passed their driving test. This test will help employers to identify areas of knowledge where their drivers need some refresher training or more serious help.
“It addresses topics necessary for work-related, safe and fuel-efficient driving.”
The Bronze Pre-Assessment induction tool consists of 30 random questions and costs £5 plus VAT per assessment.
The Silver Certificated Assessment has 40 questions and costs £10 plus VAT.
The Gold Assessment includes the silver check and also offers the RoSPA Driver Profiler for a discounted price of £17.50 plus VAT. The web-based Driver Profiler uses a psychometric test that can determine eight different driver character traits and can identify possible problems with individual drivers in an organisation.
Candidates need to have a sound knowledge of the current edition of the Highway Code, Know Your Traffic Signs and the official theory test for drivers of either cars or large goods vehicles,
For details, see www.rospa.com/drivertraining/ or telephone 0121 248 2065.
