{"id":9644,"date":"2020-03-27T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/?p=9644"},"modified":"2020-05-08T22:19:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T22:19:27","slug":"covid-19-prioritizing-driver-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/covid-19-prioritizing-driver-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Prioritizing driver well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"

With so much on their minds as they continue working during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is understandable that at-work drivers might lose sight of their own well-being. Yet, focusing on personal well-being remains crucial at this time, with good health, a positive attitude and 100% focus all critical elements in safe driving.<\/p>\n

10 tips for prioritizing driver well-being <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Make sure at-work drivers know that their safety remains your priority. Share these Driver Safety Tips (U.S. version<\/a>, UK version<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  2. Communicate with at-work drivers about the importance of getting adequate sleep, and the dangers of driving tired<\/li>\n
  3. Encourage at-work drivers to maintain a healthy diet<\/li>\n
  4. Speak to drivers about the importance of continuing to take rest breaks, even if drivers\u2019 hours are extended and schedules are busier<\/li>\n
  5. Although their usual form of exercise might not be possible, share tips with at-work drivers for keeping up regular exercise outside of work (ideas include online videos, DVD workouts and home gyms)<\/li>\n
  6. Ensure at-work drivers are aware of the risks associated with impairment, including the \u201cmorning after\u201d effects of alcohol<\/li>\n
  7. Encourage at-work drivers to take \u201ctime out\u201d after work to focus on their well-being (for example reading, mindfulness, family time etc.)<\/li>\n
  8. Check in with team members regularly to ask how people are feeling\/coping. Sharing your own stories of how you\u2019re coping with new schedules\/working environments could prove helpful.<\/li>\n
  9. Encourage at-work drivers to share feedback related to how they\u2019re managing with workloads<\/li>\n
  10. Remind drivers that over-the-counter medicines can have side-effects including dizziness, fatigue, nausea and others, and that they must check labels before driving if they are taking any medicines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With so much on their minds as they continue working during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is understandable that at-work drivers might lose sight of their own well-being. Yet, focusing on personal well-being remains crucial at this time, with good health, a positive attitude and 100% focus all critical elements in safe driving. 10 tips for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":9645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1520],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-risk-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}