The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is ready to aid in the training of drivers of heavy vehicles through a specific training module, which emphasises safe and prudent driving techniques, reported Bernama.
The specific training module to be used was developed by experts and key industry players, taking into account the needs and challenges faced by drivers of heavy vehicles, said NIOSH vice chairman G. Manivanan.
“The programme, which was developed under the Safe and Defensive Driving Person (SDDP) training module, also covers aspects of road legislation, vehicle maintenance and road management which aim to raise awareness and prevent accidents among heavy vehicle drivers,” G. Manivanan said.
The module that has been developed by NIOSH has already been implemented by several companies which manage buses and heavy vehicles in a bid to increase their staff members’ skills and knowledge of road safety aspects, and therefore it is hoped that other firms operating heavy vehicles would also implement the SDDP programme, he added.
NIOSH is also ready to assist those involved in the implementation of safety audits as well as tighter safety measures, including the implementation of the HIRARC (hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control) method, which is a method to help employers and employees identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in the workplace, Manivanan said.
“By adopting HIRARC, all parties can play an important role in ensuring the workplace remains safe and healthy while complying with the relevant laws. I wish to stress again that under the law, every employer is responsible for ensuring the safety and health of their employees during work, including ensuring the vehicles used are properly maintained while the drivers get sufficient training,” he added.
This comes after the incident involving a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel lorry and a sand lorry earlier this week in Teluk Intan, Perak, where nine FRU personnel lost their lives. Deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi remarked that such an incident could have been avoided if the vehicle had undergone proper inspection.
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What a joke….train lorry drivers ,again.
We need more round the clock ,unannounced enforcement,at quarry exits,sandpit locations,and dangerous accident locations.
Also,MACC need to weed out all the bastard corrupted JPJ,Puspakom officers.
Most of the lorry drivers couldnt give a damn even if accident happens cos 98% dont own the lorries.They survive on commission trips or rock bottom wages.
Make it compulsory to have dashcam on every commercial vehicle and must have video recording at accident time else heavy penalty.
Seriously? Why don’t say need AI training pulak…wat la…enforcement and period checks. Dashcam and stringer puspakom check…look at those heavy vehicles…one look at them…one doubt how such vehicles is still road worthy…this no need training…it need common sense!
Just send all GDL drivers to the same training centre for petroleum tankers. Super safe.