Transportation Safety

The transportation of people and goods are the lifeblood of our everyday economy. Businesses are tasked with not only meeting their deadlines, but doing so in a safe manner. PureSafety's curriculum targets the most common training requirements required by the Department of Transportation. Courses ranging from "DOT Driver Compliance" to "Extreme Driving Conditions" can help you ensure that training program is heading in the right direction.

15 Passenger Van Safety

A 15-passenger van behaves much differently from a passenger car. Most people do not know that these vans are more likely to roll over than any other type of vehicle. This course offers safe van-driving techniques that, if implemented, will drastically reduce the risk of injury or even death when driving a 15-passenger van.

Learning Objectives:

Differences between driving a 15-passenger van and driving a car
Effective driving preparation strategies to maximize safety
Safe van-driving techniques
Procedures to safely conclude a trip

Course Length:

36 min

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Defensive Driving: Large Vehicles (Spanish)

Most vehicle accidents are actually the result of human error. If an error is made at the wrong moment, an accident or collision will result. A consistent, defensive approach to driving is the best way to reduce the likelihood of driver error. The goal of this course is simple: to provide drivers of large vehicles with the knowledge and safe driving techniques they need to prevent collisions and violations.

Learning Objectives:

Characteristics of defensive drivers
Major causes of traffic accidents
What you can do to control your vehicle as you drive
Actions to take to remain in control of yourself as you drive

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Defensive Driving: Large Vehicles v2

Learning Objectives:

Characteristics of defensive drivers
Major causes of traffic accidents
What you can do to control your vehicle as you drive
Actions to take to remain in control of yourself as you drive

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Defensive Driving: Small Vehicles (Spanish)

Most vehicle accidents are actually the result of human error. If an error is made at the wrong moment, an accident or collision will result. A consistent, defensive approach to driving is the best way to reduce the likelihood of driver error. The goal of this course is simple: to provide you with the knowledge and safe driving techniques you need to prevent collisions and violations.

Learning Objectives:

Characteristics of defensive drivers
Major causes of traffic accidents
Actions to take to remain in control of driving
What to do to control your vehicle as you drive
Common driving errors and how to prevent them
The collision prevention formula
Actions to take in the event of a collision or traffic incident

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Defensive Driving: Small Vehicles v2

Most vehicle accidents are actually the result of human error. If an error is made at the wrong moment, an accident or collision will result. A consistent, defensive approach to driving is the best way to reduce the likelihood of driver error. The goal of this course is simple: to provide you with the knowledge and safe driving techniques you need to prevent collisions and violations.

Learning Objectives:

Characteristics of defensive drivers
Major causes of traffic accidents
Actions to take to remain in control of driving
What to do to control your vehicle as you drive
Common driving errors and how to prevent them
The collision prevention formula
Actions to take in the event of a collision or traffic incident

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Distracted Driver (Spanish)

Poor diet and physical inactivity lead to more than 100,000 deaths each year in the United States. People who are overweight or obese increase their risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, arthritis-related disabilities, and some cancers. This course presents information that will help improve your personal health, avoid illness and help prevent diseases associated with poor diet and physical inactivity.

Learning Objectives:

Basics of nutrition and health
Types of diets
Food groups, fat and sugar
How to make good choices for diet and exercise

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Distracted Driver v2

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that driver inattention is a factor in 80 percent of highway collisions. By failing to give full attention to the road, distracted drivers put themselves, their passengers and everyone else on the road at risk. This course presents strategies drivers can use to remain focused on the road.

Learning Objectives:

Identification of the types of distractions when driving
Strategies for avoiding and minimizing distractions

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DOT Driver Compliance v2

This training covers some important U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rules that all Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers are required to follow. The purpose of all of these rules is to keep CMV drivers and everyone else on the road safe.

Learning Objectives:

Documentation needed for a qualified driver
Hours-of-Service regulations
How to complete a daily log sheet
What inspections are required
Requirements for drug and alcohol testing
HazMat compliance issues
What a DOT auditor will look for during an inspection
The CSA 2010 initiative

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DOT Hazmat Transportation - Security Awareness

This course provides security awareness information for people who work at companies involved in the packaging, shipment, transportation and distribution of hazardous materials.

Learning Objectives:

Recall DOT security requirements for people who handle hazardous materials
Identify potential targets for hazardous material terrorism
Identify potential threats of hazardous material terrorism
Recognize the key factors that go into planning a safe route for hazardous materials transportation
Recognize ways to prevent hazardous materials from getting into the wrong hands
Use security checklists to identify and resolve security vulnerabilities

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HazMat Transportation v2 - Part 2 - Shipping Papers

PureSafety's series of Hazardous Materials Transportation e-Lessons provides general awareness training for the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations. Module 2 of the PureSafety Hazmat training series covers the components of a properly prepared shipping paper.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the information required on shipping papers
Recognize the correct entries for the shipping and basic descriptions
Identify shipping paper and certification exceptions
Select the appropriate retention requirements for shipping papers

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