Amey has rolled out a new company-wide driver training programme, centred around an e-learning strategy to promote road safety and mitigate identified risks.
Provided by Applied Driving Techniques (ADT), the online solution will deliver centralised training to over 9,000 drivers within the UK and Ireland, based on targeted requirements and analysis of driving performance. This latest extension to the partnership builds on a fleet compliance and risk management service that ADT has provided Amey for the past five years.
“We wanted a formalised driver training programme that would take a consistent, company-wide approach to address fleet risk,” said Julie Davies, group fleet & plant compliance manager at Amey. “We take the safety of both our employees and the local communities we operate in incredibly seriously, and working closely with ADT, we have developed an e-learning solution that will operate seamlessly within our internal health and safety portal to engage drivers with targeted online modules.”
The Single Sign-on (SSO) solution will provide direct access to ADT’s Riskmapp system via Amey’s LMS platform. Drivers will receive email requests to complete online training modules, triggered by driver behaviour analysis taken from telematics data, along with new endorsements from licence monitoring and collision data following insurance claims.
Modules available include speeding, hazard perception, onboard distraction, aggressive driving and driver fatigue.
“We will be able to quickly address areas of fleet risk by triggering training requirements based on monitored driver performance or the exact nature of a mistake that has taken place. Because it is centralised, it will then be possible to measure the effectiveness of the programme over time and take steps to escalate any recurring issues, as well as support our future safety initiatives,” added Davies.
It’s part of ADT’s ongoing work with Amey, which includes provision of a licence and document checking service since 2017, achieving high levels of fleet compliance. Additional services provided by ADT also include a document checking system – including proof of insurance, tax and MOT – for approximately 800 grey fleet drivers.
