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4. Do you have written driver safety policies and
procedures?

5. Do you have driver orientation and training pro-
grams?

6. Do your drivers know what to do if they are in
an accident?

7. Do you have inspection and maintenance proce-
dures defined?

Yes, there can be quite a few things to help man-
age your driver exposures, but in the long run they
can help you avoid needless injuries and losses.

Management Support

As an old saying goes – “if it’s not important to
you, it won’t be important to your employees”.
There are a number of ways that you can demon-
strate the importance of driver safety to you and
your winery:

• Do you have a clearly written driver safety poli-
cy with standard driver operating procedures?
oHas it been reviewed by legal counsel for con-
Chevrolets and Chardonnays: formance to accepted legal procedures?

a. Is it consistently enforced?
7 Things You Can Do To Better Manage Your oIs it distributed to all employees?
b. Do all employees sign an acknowledgement
that they will follow all these rules?
Winery’s Auto Exposure c. Do you hold all drivers accountable for their
driving and any accidents sustained?

• Is someone assigned to oversee driver safety?

• Do you routinely include driver safety topics at
employee meetings?

Selecting Your Drivers

Having a meaningful driver selection process is an
important part of managing your winery’s driving
exposure. By having a good process in place, you
can help avoid future losses from accidents and
vehicle abuse. Have you included these practices in
your selection process?

• Use of defined criteria (in writing) to select your
drivers?

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