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eDriving Offers Complimentary COVID-19 eLearning Course and Other Resources for Drivers and Managers Worldwide
Cape May, New Jersey – [April 6, 2020] – eDrivingSM, a global provider of driver risk management programs, has launched a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to help organizations around the world keep their at-work drivers safe as they are relied upon to keep the world moving through the global pandemic.
Many people who drive for work are continuing to leave their homes to ensure that essential supplies and services reach those in need during this difficult time. eDriving’s COVID-19 Resource Center helps managers address the additional challenges currently being faced. It includes a complimentary eLearning course, webinar, manager guides and driver tips to help protect the safety of those driving for work.
“Globally, many organizations with at-work drivers are now finding that they’re on the “front line”, said Ed Dubens, Founder/CEO of eDriving. “And with the biggest driver risks now including hygiene, professional/social distancing and stress/fatigue, driver safety and risk management have taken on a whole new meaning. Our new COVID-19 Resource Center has a range of resources to help organizations keep their teams fit and healthy.”
eDriving’s new seven-minute complimentary eLearning course, COVID-19: Defensive Driving Tips and Best Practice, is available in 32 languages, with quick and easy tips for drivers who continue to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes a five-question quiz to lock in key learnings.
Topics covered include:
- Personal/vehicle hygiene and sanitization best practices
- Advice on off-limits locations and staying safe during rest breaks
- Social distancing, customer interactions and unsafe working spaces
- The importance of defensive driving
- Avoiding distractions behind the wheel
- Prioritizing well-being
- Links to latest best practices from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and WHO (World Health Organization)
COVID-19 Webinar
On Thursday April 16, eDriving will host a webinar, Protecting your Drivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In the webinar, eDriving’s SVP of Risk Engineering, Jim Noble, and Snow Advisory’s Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability guru, Teri Snow, CSP, will discuss the unprecedented risks currently faced by at-work drivers and recommend the steps organizations can take to help keep drivers safe and healthy during this time.
Driver Safety Tips and Manager Guides
eDriving’s COVID-19 Resource Center also includes Global Workplace and Driver Safety Tips, as well as Manager Guides on topics including ‘Maintaining Driver Morale’, ‘Effective Communication with Fleet Drivers’, ‘Helping Fleet Drivers Stay Focused on Road Safety’ and ‘Prioritizing Driver Well-being’.
Visit eDriving’s COVID-19 Resource Center.
About eDriving
eDrivingSM helps organizations to reduce collisions, injuries, license violations and total cost of fleet ownership through a patented driver risk management program.
Mentor by eDrivingSM is a smartphone-based solution that collects and analyzes driver behaviors most predictive of crash risk and helps remediate risky behavior by providing engaging, interactive micro- training modules delivered directly to the driver in the smartphone app. As part of a broader risk management platform, Virtual Risk Manager®, eDriving provides organizations with everything they need to establish safety as a strategic imperative, and support drivers and managers as they strive to create a crash-free culture®.
eDriving is the driver risk management partner of choice for many of the world’s largest organizations, supporting over 1,000,000 drivers in 96 countries. Over the past 24 years, eDriving’s research-validated programs have been recognized with over 90 awards around the world.