Safety Programs
Describe how the Safety Measurement System (SMS) assists companies with identifying the seven most important safety issues that drivers face and determining which solutions are applicable to improve driver performance. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
There are multiple direct and indirect costs to employers who manage fleets when on-the-job accidents happen with employees. Calculate the total cost to an employer whose driver was involved in an accident with $8,459 of direct costs. Provide examples of indirect costs used in your calculation. Show your calculations. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
Describe how companies can utilize a cost-benefit analysis to effectively budget for future safety training within the organization. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
Explain how reactive strategies can negatively impact safety measures and training within an organization that controls fleet operations. How can proactive determinations help mitigate future on-the-job accidents and reduce the overall impact of the cost to the company from safety issues? Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
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- The SMS considers all inspection violations conducted by the roadside that are safety-based. Drivers face various problems on the roads that include idling restrictions from the driver’s companies. Other factors affecting drivers include time off, unpaid work time, turnover and driver shortage, safety, and false reporting (Corsi, 2018). Some of the essential issues the SMS needs to pay attention to include the driver’s health, welfare and wedges to implement applicable services in dealing with drivers.
Some of the direct cost incurred by the employer…
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