SSE is an organisation with a core set of values which guide employee behaviour in the workplace with a particularly strong focus on Health and Safety, encouraging employees to maintain an attitude of ‘we do everything safely or not at all.’ One area where this is particularly challenging however is in influencing people’s driving habits, an activity which many believe to be out of the jurisdiction of H&S issues and one in which most believe they are highly skilled. SSE commissioned CragRats to produce an innovative learning mechanism that would be memorable and fresh and reinforce the belief that safe operation of company vehicles is not optional.
The solution was to create an interactive DVD which, combined with workshop activities and discussions to be delivered in a ‘tool-box talk’ style by line managers would encourage participants to consider their own driving standards and how these could be improved.
Fatigue: Many drivers put themselves and others at risk by driving when they are too fatigued to safely do so. This section sought to illustrate the symptoms of driver fatigue, the action that should be taken before an individual is fit to drive again, and the precautions which should be taken to ensure that employees are always rested enough to undertake the task of driving.
