Air Products SA is fast establishing itself as a leader in employer responsibility.
In a bid to enhance the safety and security of its drivers, the company has installed DriveCam across its fleet of trucks. The system records and monitors the causes of bad driving.
Distribution Manager of Air Products South Africa, Donovan O’Grady, has noted driving behaviour has improved and accident rates lower since DriveCam’s introduction. He explained, “Through DriveCam, Air Products has been able to reduce accidents by highlighting undesirable driver behaviour. It has improved driver understanding and performance through review of the recorded incidents. A driver can also manually record unusual occurrences he feels necessary towards providing feedback following a trip.”
The device is fitted on the vehicle windscreen and is made-up of a video-recording unit with two cameras; one focused internally to the cabin and the other externally towards the road. Footage is recorded for eight seconds, two seconds prior to an event and six seconds after.
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