Safety training doesn’t have to be boring to be serious. This post from Amazon really caught my attention. A practical simulator. A controlled environment. A real situation. A chance to learn through experience. That’s the power of a Safety Dojo. Safety Dojos can take people beyond the traditional classroom and allow them to see, feel, practise and understand risk in a safe environment. Because there’s a big difference between being told: “Be careful.” …and actually experiencing what happens when something goes wrong. The best safety learning creates muscle memory, awareness and confidence before someone encounters the hazard for real. And this is where I think there is a huge opportunity for London Gateway one day. Imagine a Safety Dojo built around the real risks of a modern port and terminal. 🚢 Vehicle and pedestrian interaction 🏗️ Working around heavy equipment ⚓ Container handling 👷 Working at height 🔒 Energy isolation 🚨 Emergency response 🦺 PPE and safe behaviours 🧠 Human factors and decision making Not a classroom full of PowerPoints. A place where people can learn by doing. A place where new starters can build confidence. A place where experienced colleagues can refresh their skills. A place where teams can practise abnormal situations before they ever become real incidents. And perhaps most importantly… A place where we can build a culture where safety is something we actively practise — not simply something we talk about. That’s Lean thinking too. Go to the Gemba. Understand the work. Make problems visible. Practise. Learn. Improve. Not just as a training facility. But as a physical symbol of our commitment to sending everyone home safely, every single day. 💭 What would you put inside a Safety Dojo for a port? #Safety #SafetyCulture #SafetyDojo #Lean #ContinuousImprovement #LondonGateway #Ports #Logistics #OperationalExcellence #TheLeanDad

Great example of making safety training practical, memorable, and impactful. Turning real-world risks into hands-on experiences helps build confidence and the right instincts when it matters most.

Amazon uses a water-spraying glass floor simulator to train delivery drivers on anti-slip techniques. It looks funny but is actually practical and is very popular with drivers

Amazon uses a fun wet-slip simulator to train delivery drivers on anti-skid techniques. It looks funny but is practical and is very popular with drivers

What will school bus driver training look like five years from now? 🚌 Bret E. Brooks of GRAY RAM TACTICAL LLC expects more states to standardize who can train drivers, what qualifications they need, and what certification programs should cover.

If you run trucks, someone in your office is about to ask whether your drivers' CDLs are still good. FMCSA pulled 110 training providers off the Training Provider Registry this week, with 160-plus more proposed. The headlines are loud. The answer for most fleets is boring, and worth knowing before the question reaches you: A training certificate is valid if the training happened while that provider was still listed. Removal is forward-looking. Your driver does not lose his CDL because his school closed last week. So the job isn't "find a new certificate." It's compare the training date to the removal date, and write down that you checked. Two things I got wrong before I went and read the rule: → ELDT attaches to the commercial learner's permit, not the CDL. A driver who held a CLP issued before Feb 7, 2022 and converted it before it expired is exempt — even if the license itself is newer. But a 20-year driver adding hazmat for the first time today is covered. → The annual certificate of violations is gone. FMCSA reserved 391.27 back in 2022 and struck it from the DQ file list. If your checklist still has a line for it, your checklist is four years old. Here's the part I'd actually plan around. An enforcement wave aimed at driver credentials doesn't arrive as a driver-file-only review. It reaches your Part 396 maintenance and inspection records in the same visit. You can be spotless on hiring and still take the finding on recordkeeping. Seven things worth doing this week, and what belongs in the file: https://lnkd.in/er3-Fhsz #Trucking #FleetManagement #DOTCompliance #CDL

Driver shortages usually get discussed in terms of pay and demand. This week's news is a reminder that the training pipeline itself is under scrutiny, too. #FMCSA ordered the emergency shutdown of 111 #CDL schools across 20 states after finding they had certified over 5,000 #drivers who later failed English-language proficiency checks — drivers who were subsequently linked to 239 commercial vehicle fatalities: https://buff.ly/WRlTkz4 Texas and Pennsylvania account for the largest share of closures, with California, Florida, and Utah close behind. For #carriers and #fleets, this isn't just a regulatory headline — it's a near-term capacity and hiring consideration. Schools tied to this enforcement action are no longer certifying drivers, which tightens an already constrained pipeline in the affected states, and any driver certified by a shuttered school warrants a closer look during hiring review. It's also a useful moment to double-check your own carrier vetting process: confirming where a driver's CDL training came from is now a more meaningful due-diligence step than it was a month ago.

Earning a CDL shouldn't just be a box you check in a classroom. Chief Derek Barrs and Charles G. discuss why there needs to be one universal standard and proficiency requirement for every single truck driver hitting the road. When a driver's skills directly impact public safety, basic academy training isn’t enough. The training has to be continuous, and the proficiency has to be proven.