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Holcim Philippines is hopeful that its efforts will contribute to
improving road safety in the country
and advanced safety trainings, as well as supervisory and
management skills development.
“With road safety, we have to start with the context
of what is the common profile of driving, and in the
Philippines, we all know that regulation plays a big role in
it. Most of the time, drivers did not pass through formal,
theoretical assessment training program before being
allowed to drive,” notes Richard Cruz, Holcim Philippines’
safety manager for commercial and other sites.
142
PEOPLE
are killed every hour in
various parts of the world
due to road mishaps, most
of which occur in low- and
middle-income countries
Many of today’s truck drivers, he points out, were
former helpers who wanted to earn bigger, so they would
watch how drivers work and practice driving the vehicles
whenever they can.
“There are a lot of challenges. This is part of our efforts
to help improve road safety in the country,” he says.
Since the Safety Academy opened late 2015, at
least 200 truck drivers from Holcim Philippines’ partner
transporters have completed the course, which includes
safety training, rules of the road, defensive driving and
other basic driving skills. At the end of the three-day
training, students must pass a driving assessment.
79
PERCENT
11
PERCENT
10
PERCENT
of all road
deaths in the
Philippines are
due to drivers’
errors,
due
to defective
vehicles, and
due to bad roads, the
Department of Transportation
said in a 2013 national status
report
Among the objectives of the Safety Academy is the
improvement of drivers’ understanding and appreciation
of road rules as they deliver Holcim products.