Defensive Driving Course (DDC)
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One of the leading causes of occupational fatalities is vehicle-related crashes. when employees are involved in traffic incidents, companies are exposed to liability risk and legal expenses, not to mention lost time, decreased productivity, and increased insurance and worker’s compensation rates. This course is designed to help reduce traffic incidents thereby minimizing death, injury, and damage.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Drivers or anyone likely to drive a light vehicle safely.
COURSE DETAILS
COURSE DURATION | LANGUAGE | CERTIFICATE |
| 6 Hours | English | DISS |
| *Please notify us if an interpretation is required | *Re-certification: 2 Years |
COURSE OBJECTIVES
On completion of the course, the learners will be able to;
- Outline three basic steps in collision prevention
- Define the term defensive driving and explain what it means to be a defensive driver
- Define the term preventable collision
- Explain the “What if” strategy
COURSE BENEFITS/ PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITES
BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYERS
Implementing a driver safety program will help your organization keep employees safer and can potentially;
- Decrease the risk of motor vehicle collisions and traffic violations
- Minimize exposure to liability risks and legal costs
- Reduce insurance premium of worker’s compensation claims
- Lower vehicle repair bills and replacement expenses
- Protect business operations and brand identity
COURSE OUTLINE
- Definition of defensive driving
- Factors you can control before you start to drive
- Describe the varying physical, and emotional conditions (including the effect of medicine) of drivers on the road and explain how to be alert and defensive when sharing the road with them
- Vehicle inspection
- Occupant protection system
- Defensive driving techniques (light, road conditions, traffic, blind spots, stopping distance, etc)
- Distraction to a driver (unsafe acts, sleep deficit, fatigue)
- Aggressive driving behaviors
- List the six most unsafe behavior
- Describe the hazards involved with each unsafe behavior
- List alternatives to speeding
- How to safely approach and proceed through intersections
- How to make safe and legal turns
- Steps needed to make a safe pass
- Determine the safe following distance
- Overtaking
- Head-on collisions and how to avoid
- Application of “What if” strategy
- Preventable collision, good habits of defensive driving
ASSESSMENT
- Written and Practical Assessment
COURSE TYPE: CLASSROOM
Upcoming Course Dates
SEPTEMBER
| START DATE | END DATE | DAY | TIME |
| 19-Sep-25 | 19-Sep-25 | FRI | 8:00-14:00 |
OCTOBER
| START DATE | END DATE | DAY | TIME |
| 17-Oct-25 | 17-Oct-25 | FRI | 8:00-14:00 |
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