CPC Modular course: Driver Safety Awareness
About the module
This module increases awareness and recognition of danger and helps professional drivers develop behaviours to make themselves safer on the road.
Topics include:
- Factors affecting professional driver safety
- COAST principles of defensive driving
- Safer and fuel-efficient driving
- Hazard perception
- Bridge strikes
- Environmental factors
At a glance:
Duration: 3.5 hours
Format: Classroom or online
Suitable for: All professional licences (C1, D1 C1E, D1E C, D CE & DE)
DVSA CPC syllabus areas:
1.3 Ability to optimise fuel consumption
1.3.a Ability to anticipate, assess and adapt to risks in traffic
2.1 To know the social environment of road transport and the rules governing it
3.1 To make drivers aware of the risks of the road and of accidents at work
3.6 Ability to adopt behaviour to help enhance the image of the company
Learning outcomes
Understand the causes of driver impairment
Explore the consequences of traffic collisions
Learn 5 effective defensive driving principles
Identifying hazards in different environments
Why attend Driver Safety Awareness
Educating drivers about the factors that make driving more dangerous for themselves and others is a cost-effective way to reduce incidents, collisions, conviction rates, protect business reputation and avoid unnecessary penalties and costs.
Driver Safety Awareness explores the impact of fatigue, distractions, impairment, hazards, speed and shares advice on safe driving techniques. Our experienced driver trainers fully engage with participants to maximise the learning experience and draw out their views and opinions.
“We used TTC for our CPC training and found that it was dealt with very easily. Everyone at TTC that we spoke to were polite and efficient to ensure that our needs were met. The trainers and the facilities were of a good standard.”
Carol Ball, M&B Minibuses Ltd
Your questions answered
Who should attend?
Any professional driver who needs to complete 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years in order to maintain their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
Delivery method
This module can be delivered online or in-person and facilitated by an experienced Driver CPC trainer.
For pay-per-place courses, Driver Safety Awareness is delivered with the Driver Health and Wellbeing module as a 7-hour online course.
For private courses, this module can be delivered online or in-person alongside any other TTC Driver CPC module.
Need help joining an online course through Zoom?
TTC has experience of delivering online courses through Zoom to hundreds of thousands of drivers each year. We have used this experience to make the process of joining an online course with TTC as simple as possible.
TTC highly recommends that you take 15-minutes to test your equipment and make sure that you have the Zoom app installed, and working with your microphone and camera. Please visit our Zoom Technical Support page for a user-friendly guide to help make sure you get the most our of your online course with TTC.
Learning outcomes
Following this module drivers will understand:
- The causes of driver impairment and performance
- The consequences of being involved in a collision
- The application of COAST (Concentration,Observation, Anticipation, Space and Time)
- The benefits of fuel-efficient driving
- Hazards and driving in different environment
- The impact of marginal speeding
Identification requirements
A photocard driving licence and Driver Qualification Card must be presented when attending the course.
For all your Driver CPC needs
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