Online risk assessment - IDRA

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Employers have an obligation to provide a risk assessment for any employees considered to be exposed to manageable risk. This includes risk associated with driving for work purposes, irrespective of whether the vehicle in question has been provided by the employer or not. To meet this need, IAM Drive & Survive has developed the Individual Driver Risk Assessment (IDRA).

If you have already subscribed to the IDRA programme, click HERE to go direct to the online assessment login page.

IDRA is a specifically designed, IAM Drive & Survive programme. Not only is it interactive, informative and user friendly, but it is also able to assess the degree to which a driver has concern about specific risk situations, identifying far more clearly the driver’s likely behaviour in real life situations.

It also provides a degree of useful safety-related information during the process, so is far more than a simple assessment. It analyses the drivers’ knowledge of driving rules and regulations, their attitude towards the business of driving itself and also the specific driving environment in which they normally carry out their work duties. The product is particularly useful for assessing the likely aptitude and safety rating of new recruits to a business.

IDRA is now a recognised first step of any driver risk management programme.

Benefits for the individual:

• IDRA is a simple, intuitive quick assessment and should take approximately 20 minutes
• It’s a non threatening or condescending assessment which makes the participant feel at ease
• It can be completed at the participant’s leisure 24/7
• It provides instant hints and tips relevant to a participant’s answers
• It’s a good, efficient learning tool in today’s online learning environment
• It’s thought provoking and helps improve driver attitude and knowledge

Benefits for the employer:

• IDRA identifies key risks probably unknown to the drivers
• It’s a time efficient programme that can be completed 24/7
• It’s simple to use and can be accessed by any web enabled PC
• It offers a full audit trail, giving a comprehensive report as to an individual’s risk levels
• It gathers relevant participant information - ie last eyesight checks/ age / times of day on the road etc
• IDRA helps identify risks associated with both environment and attitude
• The assessment allows organisations to aim training at those who require it
• Training can be tailored to an individual’s requirements based on the risk assessment report
• It’s a cost effective solution to help organisations manage risk

About the course

The IAM Drive & Survive Individual Driver Risk Assessment (IDRA) is quite unlike other risk assessment products in the market place, which tend to be nothing more than hazard perception tests - similar to those being introduced for the basic driving test.

Once the participant has completed the IDRA, a risk rating is calculated for that individual, based on their responses. Using this data, a report is compiled and sent to the main customer contact. The report effectively becomes the recommendation for further risk-reducing action in the future.

There are two versions, one specifically for drivers of cars, car-derived vans and minibuses and one for drivers of large goods vehicles (LGVs).

Whichever risk assessment is applicable to your situation, it will make an important contribution to managing road risk.

How this saves you money

The IAM Drive & Survive method of identifying risk can save organisations a great deal of time and money. If each person who drives on company business was to be assessed in vehicle, you could be looking at a price of between £250 - £400 per day. Realistically you would only get six people assessed in one day and they would all have to be at the same location to achieve this.

For a fraction of that cost IDRA offers a comprehensive risk assessment which has been designed by industry experts from insurance, fleet, risk and Health & Safety departments who understand why, where and when accidents happen.

IDRA allows drivers to complete the programme at their own time, own location and any time of the day or night. Not only will it take them a fraction of the time – it will identify risk in two key areas; environment (where, when you drive) and how many miles you drive.

This information is analysed against insurance data of high-risk situations of when and where accidents happen.

The individual then completes a series of questions based around five high-risk scenarios they will face on the road. These incidents will also be identified by the employer as typically appearing in their top five recorded accident areas.

This gives the system credibility in offering assessments related to real life. Organisations realise that their staff are not unique, and probably reasonable drivers that need some support and guidance to eliminate complacency and correct bad habits.

IDRA will identify where the individual is most at risk and apply a risk rating based on the answers given and recorded. This data is made available to the employer along with our recommendations.

Organisations that have completed IDRA find it an efficient way of assessing their drivers and starting a risk management programme. With IDRA’s risk assessment report, the employer can direct funds towards those that need training and budget accordingly, as opposed to paying for all drivers to do the same training. The data received from the risk assessment report can also be coupled together with other data such as accident analysis, driver licence checking and grey fleet.

As IDRA is an online assessment programme, it offers participants real flexibility and ensures drivers are not taken away from their day to day jobs.

For more details about IDRA or any of the products in our full range of driver assessment and learning programmes, including our CPC courses, call 0870 120 2910 or send us your enquiry by clicking HERE

Why choose IAM Drive & Survive?

The IAM Drive & Survive is a leading commercial driver risk management provider and part of the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists), a leading road safety charity with the sole aim of improving road safety for all. IAM Drive & Survive is here to work with you to reduce incidents, minimise costs and look after your drivers.

By adopting a risk management programme with IAM Drive & Survive, we can help you take the necessary steps to comply with your duty of care towards your drivers, adhere to the latest health and safety legislation and help reduce your vehicle-related costs.

We have a range of products available to help give you and employees who drive on behalf of your organisation the skills and tools they need to do their jobs safely, effectively and efficiently.

We also offer a full driver risk management service tailored to your specific needs and have developed a clear, cost-effective three step process.

1. Fully assess your occupational driver risk in the following ways:

• review/develop your driving at work policy
• assess the individual risk for each driver
• validate each driver’s licence
• help you manage your ‘grey fleet’ (any driver using privately owned or hired vehicle for business)

2. Identify areas for development

Through a comprehensive suite of driver training tools, from online driver assessment, e-learning modules, seminar training to practical on-road accompanied training with professional advanced driving instructors, IAM Drive & Survive can tailor individual solutions for each of your drivers needs.

3. Deliver tailored development plans

To find out more about how the IAM can help you and people who drive on behalf of your organisation, or to arrange a free audit of your driving at work policy and procedures please contact us, we’d be delighted to help. To find out more contact the team on 0870 120 2910 or email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it