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A number of scenarios catch drivers by surprise ABS may increase your chances of crashing Acknowledge driving is a self-directed activity Acts to avoid possible crash situations regardless of what others are legally required to do Acts to ensure mentally and physically able to drive Acts to fix gaps and lapses in driving performance Adapts the application of the accelerator to match the driving situation Adapts the application of the brakes to match the driving situation Adapts use of the transmission to match the vehicle's requirements and the environment Adjust risk-taking motivations Adjusts emergency driving to take account of patient care and the attending crew's safety Adjusts speed and gear for best control Adjusts speed and position to help see hazards and to be seen by other road users Adjusts the route if problems are encountered Adopts a position that minimises the need to slow down for hazards Alerts road users early Alights from the vehicle and walks around the scene only when it is safe Ambulance driving Ambulance personnel responding to an emergency tend not to be responsive to less significant hazards An introduction to changing driver behaviour An introduction to managing driving standards Analyses own driving Approaches and stops at the scene to enable a safe and effective working environment and an easy departure Ascends, descends and traverses hills Assessment portfolio - Driver training and assessment portfolio for student ambulance paramedics Assessment portfolio - Portfolio for recognition of prior learning Assists in response management At night, adjusts speed and position to suit the amount of road lit by headlights At night, responds early to the movements of road users and to the road conditions At night, uses headlights effectively Attend to both skill and will Background to the site Balances progress with smoothness Balances smoothness and safety Be guided by research themes Bibliography of research citations Binder cover and dividers for lessons Booklet - A quick reference for driving instructors Booklet - Changing driver behaviour, an introduction Booklet - Driver Competency Standard for Ambulance Services Booklet - Getting your head around - Plan, conduct and review assessment Booklet - Pre-employment driving assessment guide for assessors Booklet - Vehicle familiarisation - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 316 CDI Booklet - Vehicle familiarisation - Nissan Patrol Brainstorming Carries out pre-drive adjustments to enable control of the vehicle Checks and repacks equipment Checks for and secures loose items Checks one or more mirrors for following traffic before signalling, significantly altering position and when vulnerable to a rear-end collision Checks the appropriate blind spot before moving sideways more than one vehicle's width or before merging Checks the placement and security of the load Chooses a route early to make progress through traffic Chooses emergency manoeuvres that minimise the chances of surprising or confusing other drivers Closes gate Communicates with the crew during transport Compensates for the deficiencies of the vehicle Compensates for unfamiliarity with the vehicle Complete list of resources Completes a 4WD vehicle check Completes a check of emergency equipment and maps Completes the vehicle log Complies with law and policy Complies with OH&S policy and legislation Complies with OH&S procedures specific to recovery operations Complies with radio communication procedures Complies with the laws and policy for emergency driving Complies with the licence's conditions Conducts a moving familiarisation Conducts a reconnaissance Conducts a stationary familiarisation Conducts mid-drive checks, particularly off road and in extreme conditions Conducts recovery operation Conducts static and mobile familiarisations of the 4WD vehicle Confirms that the patient's stretcher is located securely Consider these assumptions Considers other road users when transporting patients Considers road users' responses to an ambulance that is using lights or sirens, but is possibly moving slower than usual Considers the patient's condition when using sirens Contact us Continues to make adjustments in response to specific hazards until it is reasonable to resume normal driving Cooperates with other road users Coordinates brake, steering, and accelerator input Coordinates the elements of an overtaking manoeuvre Copyright notice Crash cause investigator Crosses rivers Debrief in Launceston, Tasmania Detects behaviours that indicate the presence of fatigue Detects changes in road surface Detects faults in the vehicle and its equipment Discussion pages on research topics Discusses the patient's condition and confirms the driving requirements with the attendant Displays a professional driving image Don't give up on driver training Don't rely on driver training. Driver Improvement Consultancy Driver trainers The Driving Competency Standard Drivers rate themselves above average Drives consistently with job role Drives efficiently in traffic system Drives in a manner that reflects valuing of life and property Drives in emergency mode only when required to by the patient's condition or by instructions Drives legally Drives in emergency mode only when required to by the patient's condition or by instructions Drives on emergency cases according to State laws Drives on emergency cases according to the Service's policy and guidelines Drives quickly where appropriate Drives using 4WD Drives vehicles only as authorised Driving assessors Each directorate can play its part. Employs contingencies if faults are experienced Encourage an internalising thinking style Encourages the crew to minimise the time they spend unrestrained Engages and disengages high-range 4WD Engages and disengages low-range 4WD Ensures that all occupants are correctly restrained Ensures that equipment is ready Ensures that he or she is physically and mentally fit to drive Ensures that responsibilities to operate as crew or driver are agreed beforehand Ensures that the climate in the vehicle suits the patient's needs Ensures that the patient is restrained correctly Ensures that the patient's belongings are secure Ensures that the security of the vehicle and equipment is appropriate to the situation Ensures that the vehicle is clean Ensures that the vehicle is in operational order Ensures that the vehicle is secure Ensures the vehicle is ready to respond immediately to an emergency Exercises self-control when emotions and motivations could affect safety Exploits the advantages of 4WD vehicles on sealed and unsealed roads Extra info - Adapts the application of the brakes to match the driving situation Extra info - Brakes while travelling straight Extra info - Changes in the road surface Extra info - How ABS works Extra info - In a non-ABS vehicle Extra info - In an ABS vehicle Extra info - Progressive braking technique Extra info - Right foot on the brake pedal Extra info - Selects the best part of the road surface Extra info - Stops accurately Extra info - The main means of slowing the vehicle Extra info - Uses engine braking going down hills Extra information about this unit (Unit 6) Find Find out what inappropriate driving may be costing your organisation. Finding your way around Fits in with other road users Fleet managers or maintenance person Follows OH&S procedures specific to 4WD operation Follows the Service's procedure in the event of a crash or breakdown Glossary of terms Guard against promoting optimism Handout - Adapts the application of the brakes to match the driving situation Handout - Assessment Handout - Coordinate inputs Handout - Creative behaviour Handout - Learn to picture your Crash avoidance space Handout - Positive conversation Handout - Recommended reading Handout - Should we teach skid control? Handout - Thinking critically Handout - What the researchers say Help people manage their emotions Helping organisations get results (management model) Helps others remain safe Holds the appropriate licence How is the standard structured? How to find resources How to print resources - DIY or buy? I want a resource that is not on AmbulanceDriving Identifies the type of transmission Index of diagrams Index of information boxes Index of pages Influence attitudes, values and beliefs Informs the Communications Centre of the ambulance's position or status if it may improve service delivery Interprets directions accurately Introduction (to the Driver Competency Standard) Is driver training effective? Judges own performance accurately Keeps the speed down while mentally adapting to a faster environment |Leading edge programs help drivers understand their driving goals and driving motivations. Legal driving is not necessarily safe driving Lesson - 4WD operation on made roads Lesson - Be your own coach Lesson - Being realistic Lesson - Low-risk driving skills Lesson - Low-risk thinking Lesson - Manage feelings on emergency cases Lesson - Manage feelings towards risk Lesson - Manage traffic events Lesson - Manoeuvre efficiently Lesson - Quick low risk - A lesson in driving quickly but safely Lesson - Stable platform driving - A lesson in chauffeur driving Lets others know own intentions Line manager Locates destinations and the most efficient route to them Locks and unlocks the hubs as necessary Low, flat and firm Maintains a stable patient platform Maintains mechanical and physical reserves Maintains mental reserves Maintains the 4WD vehicle in operational order Make it happen Makes a conscious decision about manoeuvres that may catch other drivers by surprise Makes adjustments for best control and safety Makes appropriate adjustments to compensate for poor visibility Makes considered decisions about driving under the influence of fatigue Makes early adjustments in response to hazards Makes himself or herself familiar with the vehicle Makes progress when required Management model Manages the situation at the patient's location Manages traffic events Managing driving standards Manage protection wisely. Manager's resource - A management model to change drivers Manager's resource - An introduction to managing driving standards Manager's resource - Analyse an error Manager's resource - Confirmation of vehicle familiarisation - Nissan 4WD DX Manager's resource - Develop your system for managing driving facilitators Manager's resource - Driver survey Manager's resource - Find out the costs of driving errors Manager's resource - From research to action: A cognitive-based learning program in the NSW Rural Fire Service Manager's resource - How well is my organisation managing driving standards? Manager's resource - Mission critical driving Manager's resource - Position description - Driving standards facilitator Manager's resource - Position description: Driving standard program coordinator Manager's resource - Procedures for a pre-employment driving assessment Manager's resource - Sustaining a team of facilitators Manager's resource - Use micro strategies to change driver behaviour Manager's resource - Will my teaching work? Manager's resource - Working in parallel Manager's resources - Learn more about driver training Manoeuvres efficiently Manoeuvres the vehicle Matches driving to the response classification or driving task Matches steering to the desired path Mercedes Benz 316 Minimises damage to property, fauna and floras Minimises the impact of others' headlights Minimises the limitations of 4WD vehicles on sealed and unsealed roads Minimises the time taken between the hazards that could threaten safety Minimises the time taken to become mobile Moderates driving for adverse road surfaces Moderates driving when it is harder to see Moderates the influence of competing needs or motivations Moderates the need to take unreasonable risks Monitors and responds to the instruments Monitors own emergency driving behaviour Must read Navigates to required location Negotiates muddy terrain Negotiates obstacles safely Negotiates off-road hazards Negotiates rocky terrain New resources available from 1 October 2004 New resources on CD-ROM trial version November 2003 New resources on CD-ROM version 1.0 (1 July 2004) Nissan DX 4.2 4X4 Nominates a recovery leader Non-subscribers Operates 4WD transmission Operates 4WD vehicle in sand Operates 4WD vehicle in snow Optimism Orientation Overview of research Overview of all resources Overview of resources to assess drivers Overview of resources to develop teaching technique Overview of resources to help people learn the standard Overview of resources to help people remain at the standard Overview of resources to help people return to the standard Overview of resources to manage the way people drivePerson who drives ambulance vehicles Preface (to the Driver Competency Standard) Prepares a recovery plan Prepares the vehicle for night driving Price and conditions for AmbulanceDriving.com (current) Price and conditions for AmbulanceDriving.com - as at 11 February 2004 Professional development day on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria Provides reasons for risk-taking that demonstrate considered thought RACV Research paper - Driver Training and Education Programs of the Future Read a quick explanation Recognises good performance Recognises how hazards could threaten safety Recognises own poor driving Recognises the work and driving situations that increase the chances of being influenced by fatigue Recommended sites for research Recovers a vehicle Refrains from driving when alcohol or drugs could impair performance Remains on made tracks, where possible Remains physically prepared to compensate for own errors Remains responsive to all other hazards Reports driving incidents involving other road users Requests ambulance personnel (or another reliable person if ambulance personnel are not available) to guide a manoeuvre if there is any risk of error Requests feedback on own driving from others Research papers Resources for Adapts the application of the brakes Resources for Uses the controls Resources for managing driving standards Resources for Manoeuvres the vehicle Resources on CD-ROM trial version May 2003 Resources to help managers Resources to help people communicate productively Resources to help people drive to the standard Respects the environment Responds appropriately if the vehicle needs to be taken out of operation Responds appropriately to ambulance personnel's hand-signal(s) Responds appropriately to others who give way when they are not required to Responds considerately when other road users could become impatient or annoyed Responds constructively to high levels of anxiety Responds constructively when perceiving pressure from others or on others to drive quickly Responds in a disciplined way to other road users' actions Responds promptly to the initial dispatch message Responds to hazards Responds with additional caution if unsure of the manoeuvre or where there is the potential for damaging the vehicle Responses to hazards permit other road users to maintain normal driving behaviour Reviews and adjusts driving Seeks assistance if unsure of the vehicle's characteristics Sees hazards Selects a route through traffic and adopts positions that aid progress Selects the path for best control Sets the vehicle up for off-road driving Short articles on research topics Should I attempt this crossing? Signs of competence in this unit (Unit 1) Signs of competence in this unit (Unit 2) Signs of competence in this unit (Unit 3) Signs of competence in this unit (Unit 4) Signs of competence in this unit (Unit 5) Signs of competence in this unit (Unit 6) Sincerity does not guarantee good teaching Spun out of control Start by asking questions. Starts and shuts down the vehicle Stores directories and maps carefully Subscribers Switches off audible warning devices on approach Takes the necessary action to fix faults detected in the vehicle or equipment Teachers can assume they are doing OK Teaching tool - Check the parts of low-risk driving Teaching tool - Crashes on emergency response Teaching tool - Find your way around ambulancedriving.com Teaching tool - Manage traffic events Teaching tool - PowerPoint presentation - Overview of the standard Teaching tool - Practical activity cards - Adapts the application of the brakes to match the driving situation Teaching tool - Risk feedback tool Teaching tool - Risk or hazard? Teaching tool - Risk scenarios Teaching tool - Risky terrain decision Teaching tool - Save time where it is best saved Technical info - How ABS works The current state of play The Driving Competency Standard The hidden cost of inappropriate driving behaviour The units The value in recording minor incidents Times movement into traffic to assist progress Traces engine faults Training at an off-road driver training facility in Canberra, ACT Transports non-ambulance personnel Transports non-ambulance personnel according to Service policy Transports patient and attending crew with care Transports patient using emergency provisions Types of resources on AmbulanceDriving Unit 1 Operate the vehicle Unit 2 Drive in road and traffic Unit 3 Keep people and vehicles safe Unit 4 Perform operational driving duties Unit 5 Attend emergencies Unit 6 Drive four wheel drive Unwinds the transmission Updates the Communications Centre as required Use numbers to your advantage. Uses 4WD to regain lost traction and directional control in adverse conditions Uses a driving sequence of mirror, signal, blind spot, brake and then gear, when any of those items need to be used Uses appropriate recovery device Uses driving procedures Uses radios to communicate with the Communications Centre Uses rigging procedures Uses the controls Uses tyre grip efficiently Using the standard Utilises appropriate anchors Version history Video - Emergency driving low-risk Video - Low-risk driving Warning and disclaimer What is a competency standard? What is competence? What's on the CD-ROM What's new? When the attendant, gives clear directions to the driver Where is this extra information? Where is this new resource? Where is this resource? Where to from here? Why have a Driver Competency Standard?

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