Most driver training for hazardous materials (hazmat) courses is delivered in a passive format where drivers have to watch a video or listen to someone tell them the information with a PowerPoint.
Studies show the average attention span of adults is around 8.5 seconds, which makes keeping drivers engaged with long videos or instructor-led presentations difficult if not impossible. Another downside is that videos or presentations do not allow drivers to quickly search for content on demand.
R.B. Stewart’s drivers go through hazmat training at its headquarters in Angleton, Texas. As a transporter of refined petroleum products in the eastern half of Texas, it had been using an online driver training program with a video format that was neither engaging nor efficient.
Drivers were spending a full day in orientation to complete a series of hazmat training courses. The company also was losing significant time each day from drivers using an application to find and download permits for placarded fuel shipments.
In January, 2020, R.B. Stewart went live with the DRIVE FIRST online learning management platform from Luma Brighter Learning. The platform has an Interactive Emergency Guidebook module for Hazardous Materials Training and more than 350 individual Luma eNugget modules that cover relevant safety, compliance and orientation topics.
“Our drivers enjoy the interactive training content from Luma and its game-like learning environment,” said Staci Franklin, HR generalist at R.B. Stewart. “Luma also gives drivers instant access to training content when and where they need it most.”
Every driver has a company-assigned iPad to access the training content right when they need it from the company’s DRIVE FIRST portal. With Luma, R.B. Stewart also gained a custom solution that provides drivers with faster access to permits and other documents for all of their equipment.
