This online Safe Backing Procedures and Blind Spots course provides important information to individuals operating motor vehicles for both company and personal use. Backing and blind spot incidents account for over 25% of all vehicle collisions every year!

This interactive course provides participants with the knowledge to minimize the inherent risks associated with backing a vehicle, as well as many ways to deal with the blind spots around their vehicle.

Who should take this course?

• Summer students
• New hires
• Employees who operate company vehicles
• Employees who rent vehicles for company business

• Safe Backing and Blind Spots Introduction
• Blind Spot Distances
• Internal Blind Spots
• Guide to Proper Mirror Positioning
• New Blind Spot Monitoring Technology
• External Blind Spots
• Causes of Backing Collisions
• Pre-Backing Preparation
• Backing with a Guide and Proper use of Hand Signals
• Parking Lot Exercises and Other Backing Hazards
• New Back-up Technology

Approximately 90 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online Safe Backing Procedures and Blind Spots course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.