The Defensive Driving Course-Left Side of the Road (DDC-LSR) is a comprehensive driver improvement program offering practical knowledge and techniques to avoid crashes, and to choose safe, responsible and lawful driving behaviors. The program has been designed, established and proven to produce fewer vehicle collisions (including company vehicles); less absenteeism due to injuries and court time; and life-long safe driving habits. It focuses on collision prevention through hazard recognition and application of collision avoidance techniques. In addition, the course also addresses common driving violations that results in collision, and how to change driving habits to eliminate moving violations. DDC-LSR is designed for the adult learner; complete concepts are presented so they are easily understood, materials are fully integrated, this enables participants who can't read well to learn visually and through group discussion.
Drivers learn the principles of defensive driving and essential collision avoidance techniques. The sessions included in the course are:
Get Defensive About it! - Participants will learn to recognize the need for and benefits of defensive driving, and that defensive driving involves both legal and personal responsibility. They will be able to identify risky driving attitudes and behaviors, determine if a collision was preventable, as well as become familiar with the DDC Collision Prevention Formula.
Making Driving Choices - Participants will able to identify the benefits of occupant restraint systems, explain the effects of alcohol and other drugs on driving ability, and spot physical and mental driver conditions that may affect driving. They will also be taught techniques they can use to maintain control in adverse driving situations.
What Conditions Drive You? - You will be presented with driving skills and techniques to use in avoiding collisions and violations caused by vehicle or driving conditions.
The Choice is Yours - Participants will become familiar with the skills and techniques that allow you to avoid collisions and violations, and they will learn to spot the common types of driving errors that contribute to collisions. Participants will be taught how to make safe and legal turns, evaluate and overcome the hazards of passing, and how to avoid a head-on collision.
What Are You Willing to Do? – Participants will learn how to choose the appropriate defensive driving strategy to avoid a collision in any given situation and how to identify personal behaviour and decisions required to avoid collisions.
The course is completed in 1day
On successful completion of this course participants will receive a Certificate and Card from the National Safety Council. It is recommended that this certificate be renewed every 3 years.
At Jaric Environment, Safety and Health Services Ltd (Jaric ESH) we provide our clients with a multipurpose facility that incorporates 3 fully functional training and meeting rooms. Located in the Trincity Industrial Estate, 10 minutes from the Piarco International Airport, the Jaric ESH facility is one of the few venues in Eastern Trinidad to offer meeting, training and conference facilities that are affordable, comfortable and safe.
Our facility can be rented on a short term or long term basis. We offer various room styles to accommodate your vision and event.
Feel free to contact us for a site visit or to make a booking.
Lot 5B Trincity Industrial Estate,
Trincity, Trinidad W.I
Tel:(868) 221-4100 or 223-1198
Fax: (868) 222-2147
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The HSE Quarterly is a magazine dedicated to highlighting regional health safety and environmental issues. This magazine purports to serve as the site for the most up-to-date and innovative safety and health information, products, services and current issues. The publication pledges its commitment to creativity and foresight, inspired by global thought and practices. This one of a kind magazine will be filled with ambitious, insightful and well informed articles.
This publication published by Jaric Environment, Safety and Health Services forms part of our commitment to eliminate occupational injury and illness, and the promotion of sustainable use of the environment.
As envisaged The HSE Quarterly is already considered as the region's most sought after and best-read HSE publication due to its unique format which is both informative and entertaining. Its focus is the Caribbean region highlighting present HSE issues and business profiles as well as high impact articles and features. The future of the magazine therefore looks at being able to effectively reflect this region with each issue focusing on a different area of Safety and Health or the Environment.
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The National Safety Council First Aid, CPR, and AED program is designed for easy appreciation of the material and includes power point presentations, videos, live demonstrations and practical sessions to develop “hands on” skills.
The course includes both theory and practical sessions of First Aid, CPR, and AED. Individuals will be provided with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively administer First Aid, CPR, and AED techniques. Attending and participating in the course gives the individual the technical information that is needed to confidently administer First Aid, CPR, and AED techniques.
Course Content
Duration
The course is completed in 1 or 2 days
Target Group
Certification
On successful completion of this course participants will receive a Certificate and Card from the National Safety Council. It is recommended that this certificate be renewed every 3 years.
Your drivers/operators represent you and your company when they are on the road. Are you concerned about their driving skills and habits?
Driver Evaluation assesses an individual’s ability to operate a vehicle safely and determines strengths/limitations in the physical, visual, cognitive, and perceptual domains. The action results in specific recommendations for adaptive devices, vehicle type, vehicle modifications, and a driver-training program.
Format
An evaluation route will be developed consisting of all available driving environments that the driver might encounter, including: rural, residential, suburban, urban and highway. The route will be divided into evaluation and recording zones.
Test sequences will be developed for each environment incorporating two to four driving tasks within each sequence. Each sequence will present the driver with a traffic problem, which requires judgment and a decision to resolve.
An overall driver assessment evaluation report will be produced outlining if the driver is at a low, medium or high risk of an accident.
What is the Evaluator looking for?
The driver's ability to recognize hazards and to adjust to conditions |
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Good vision practices |
Road management techniques |
Maintaining a safe following distance |
Defensive attitude |
Pre-trip inspection |
Starting |
Stopping |
Driving straight |
Negotiating curves |
Lane changes |
Turning |
Merging |
Traffic restrictions |
Intersections |
Use of controls |
Courtesy |
Rules of the road |
Passing and being passed |
The evaluation provides the driver/operator with valuable immediate feedback. This practical one-on-one evaluation session is conducted in your specific vehicle on the road and during your hours of operation.
As you may now recognize the Driver Evaluation is very important however this is a separate and optional aspect of defensive driving.
NB. The evaluation is optional and can be done before or after the Defensive Driving Course.
The Defensive Driving Course is a comprehensive driver improvement program offering practical knowledge and techniques to avoid crashes, and to choose safe, responsible and lawful driving behaviors. The program has been designed, established and proven to produce fewer vehicle collisions (including company vehicles); less absenteeism due to injuries and court time; and life-long safe driving habits. It focuses on collision prevention through hazard recognition and application of collision avoidance techniques. In addition, the course also addresses common driving violations that results in collision, and how to change driving habits to eliminate moving violations. DDC is designed for the adult learner; complete concepts are presented so they are easily understood, materials are fully integrated, this enables participants who can't read well to learn visually and through group discussion.
Drivers learn the principles of defensive driving and essential collision avoidance techniques. The sessions included in the course are:
Get Defensive About it! - Participants will learn to recognize the need for and benefits of defensive driving, and that defensive driving involves both legal and personal responsibility. They will be able to identify risky driving attitudes and behaviors, determine if a collision was preventable, as well as become familiar with the DDC Collision Prevention Formula.
Making Driving Choices - Participants will able to identify the benefits of occupant restraint systems, explain the effects of alcohol and other drugs on driving ability, and spot physical and mental driver conditions that may affect driving. They will also be taught techniques they can use to maintain control in adverse driving situations.
What Conditions Drive You? - You will be presented with driving skills and techniques to use in avoiding collisions and violations caused by vehicle or driving conditions.
The Choice is Yours - Participants will become familiar with the skills and techniques that allow you to avoid collisions and violations, and they will learn to spot the common types of driving errors that contribute to collisions. Participants will be taught how to make safe and legal turns, evaluate and overcome the hazards of passing, and how to avoid a head-on collision.
What Are You Willing to Do? – Participants will learn how to choose the appropriate defensive driving strategy to avoid a collision in any given situation and how to identify personal behaviour and decisions required to avoid collisions.
This course has been developed by the National Safety Council of the United States of America. On completion participants will receive a Certificate and card from the National Safety Council.