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<br /> <br />City of EII< River <br />Fleet Safety Program <br /> <br />~\ fleet safety program is a managelnent systelTI containing several key elen1ents designed to help you: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Reduce vehicle accidents <br />Reduce eluployee injuries <br />Reduce operating costs <br />Protect the public <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Fleet safety is a n1anagement responsibility, and 111anagelnent lllUSt see that a prograll1 is developed, <br />ll11plernenred, and effectively' directed. <br /> <br />SAFETY POLICY <br />The success of a safety progralll depends upon the involvelnent of everyone. Top ll1anagen1ent lTIUSt <br />C0l111n1t tUne and resources, middle rnanagelnent IllUSt help lll1.plelnel1t that prograll1, and en1ployees <br />lTIUSt be involved frolTI the start. Our safety program is Inost effective \'lhen everyone feels they have <br />a role in the process. Our safety progran.1 is cOllunitted to a safe and healthy '.vorkforce. <br /> <br />DRIVER MANAGEMENT <br />1Janaging drivers is a critical part of our fleet safety prograln. N e\v and experienced drivers bring <br />established skills and habits, good and bad, to the job. Standards regarding driver qualifications and <br />skills are to be enforced unifornlly. The standards tllUSt relate to the job and should reflect activities <br />both in and outside the vehicle. IZey elelnents in a safe driver ll1anage111ent progran1 are: driver <br />selection, driver training, and supervision <br /> <br />Employee Screening <br />Evaluate background, ability" and l1~ental attitude. <br />. .A.. check of lllotor vehicle accidents, past driving records, and conviction records <br />. 1\ personalu1tervie\v \\;J.th a responsible lnember of managen1.ent or superv.isor <br />. CDL license holders shall take a road test in a vehicle of the type to be driven over a <br />sll1.Ular route <br />· ~\ check of previous en1ployer references <br />· DOT pre-eInployn1ent for CDL drivers <br /> <br />Training <br />· City policy orientation <br />. Revie\v rules and regulations regarding safety and accident reporting <br />. Revie\v rules and procedures stressing the driver's responsibilities and duties of the job <br />. On-the-job training covering equiplnent used, maintenance, and safe '.'lork practices <br />. Continued in-ser\rice training based on a periodic perforlnance evaluation <br />· .A..dvanced driver training for all CDL drivers <br /> <br />Supervision <br />· Observation of the driver's perforrnance <br />. Listening to COlnments and/ or cOlllplaints of others <br />. Remaining alert to personality and perforlnance changes <br />