Energy Sector Driver Improvement
A 1-day training course to enhance defensive driving skills, off-road vehicle handling, and risk management. This is ideal for energy sector drivers.
Course Description
This 7-hour course is for oil and gas industry drivers, fleet operators, and employees working in remote locations. The course combines 3-hour classroom instruction with 4-hour hands-on in-vehicle exercises. This provides drivers with real-world defensive driving techniques to navigate hazardous work environments safely.
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What you get:
- Advanced Defensive Driving Skills: Learn collision avoidance, emergency braking, and hazard identification
- Hands-On In-Vehicle Training: Includes one-on-one coaching and professional driver assessments with skid vehicles
- Risk Management & Safety Strategies: Covers fatigue management, journey planning, and hazard recognition
- Certificate of Completion: Demonstrates competency in defensive driving for the energy sector
Full Course Outline
Classroom: 3 Hours
- SAFER© System of Defensive Driving
- Adverse Road Conditions (gravel, lease roads, snow and ice)
- Driving Habits, Attitudes, Behaviors
- Hazard Identification
- Collision Avoidance
- Ditch Entry and Recovery
- Emergency Braking (ABS)
- Fatigue Management
- Journey Management
- Deer and Animal Collisions
- Driving Techniques
In-vehicle Driving: 4 Hours
- Pre and Post Trip Inspections
- General Driving Evaluation
- Commentary Driving (Hazard Identification)
- Gravel Road Skill Building
- Braking
- Turning
- Brake and Avoid
- Ditch Entry and Recovery
- Skid Control
- Collision Avoidance
- Rear Crash Avoidance
- Emergency Braking (Progressive squeeze and Anti-lock)
- Brake and Avoid
- High-Speed Collision Avoidance
- Slalom Driving