Road safety charity Brake is running a free webinar for fleet and road safety professionals on the importance of hazard perception.
The webinar will explore hazard perception among drivers, the challenges for fleet managers, and best practice methodologies for addressing the issue.
It is taking place on Tuesday 14 March 2017 and attendance are free.
The ability to see hazards, perceive them and react appropriately in time is key to safe fleet driving according to Brake.
It says transport psychologists have shown that drivers can easily miss hazards due to a variety of factors.
At the webinar academic and practitioner speakers will discuss the challenges, this presents to managers and methods for assessing hazard perceptiveness.
Professionals can register to attend by booking online, or email brakecharity@gmail.com.
Brake Professional, Brake’s low-cost membership service for professionals working in the field of fleet safety is delivering the webinar.
Brake Professional shares training, tools, and guidance on global fleet safety best practice with its members, as well as networking and development opportunities.
“Hazard awareness and perception is an essential skill for any driver, but there are lots of factors that affect our ability to assess risks adequately,” says Brake’s NZ director Caroline Perry.
“At this webinar, leading academics will explore the importance of risk perception and provide methods and real-world examples for fleets to address this issue and implement measures to tackle it in their organisation,” she says.
