Recommendation 1: Rollover Awareness and Training

De Bruyn’s Transport continues to utilise the VicRoads Heavy Vehicle Rollover Prevention Program and, specifically, its dynamic load elements as the cornerstone of our induction training for all employees and not just those involved in harvest fish operations. The reason for this is quite straightforward and that is that every employee has some role to play in reducing the likelihood of rollovers and incidents more broadly. We then focus on specific rollover awareness factors during both our mentoring as well as our refresh programs. We have also engaged the service of a Driver Trainer to provide additional coaching to all our drivers. This includes a combination of in cab assistance, review/follow-up of telematic data and ongoing focus on travel times for higher risk activities.

Recommendation 2: SOP Guidance

Our Safe Operating Procedure for this specific task along with our Risk Register and our weather related guidance were all updated some time ago. These updates then influence our mentoring and internal checking efforts, especially when it comes to conducting safety observations and reviewing travel times and probation.

Recommendation 3: Probationary Review

Safety assessments of driver performance not only occur at the end of probation but are undertaken on an ongoing basis. We often utilise telematic data for this process as well as timesheet reviews, camera evidence and even road user and customer anecdotal feedback. We already have a mentoring process for new drivers as well as those undertaking new tasks and, as mentioned above, we plan to use our recently employed Driver Trainer to provide even further coaching and safety feedback to our drivers.

Recommendation 4: Refresh Training

Our three yearly refresh program already includes specific rollover awareness elements. Our intention now is to broaden this process by utilising our recently recruited Driver Trainer to provide programmed in cab refresh sessions and assessments (similar, in many respects, to what pilots undertake now).