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719 Fleet Safety Management
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Supervisor Responsibilities

Front line supervisors are key in making sure the Fleet Safety Program is successful.

Two supervisors standing together both holding notebooks.
Front line supervisors are key in making sure the Fleet Safety Program is successful.

They ensure the success of daily operation by fulfilling the following responsibilities:

  • Make sure employees do not drive any company vehicle unless they have a VALID Drivers' License and are familiar with company driving rules and regulations.
  • Make sure only authorized personnel be allowed to operate company vehicles, special purpose vehicles, and trucks.
  • Must be alert in observing unsafe practices of employees and insure that action is taken immediately to correct the driver.
  • Review all preventable vehicle collisions with employees and discuss each unsafe act that was responsible.
  • Periodically ride with the vehicle and truck drivers to check for compliance with operating instructions and traffic regulations.
  • Make sure unsafe vehicles are not driven until safety discrepancies have been corrected.
  • Fully utilize the decisions and recommendations handed down by the Safety/loss Control Committee.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-2. This person is responsible for reviewing all preventable vehicle collisions with employees and discussing any unsafe acts that may have contributed to the accident.