Earlier today, Perodua hosted the launch of PERKESO’s National ‘Safe Driving to Workplace’ Campaign 2019. The event which was attended by Human Resources Minister YB M Kula Segaran, Chief Secretary to the Human Resources Ministry YBhg Dato’ Amir Omar, PERKESO Chief Executive YBhg Dato’ Sri Dr Mohammed Azman Dato’ Aziz Mohammed and Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer YBhg Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad. The reason for this was Perodua's commitment to keep pushing for road safety even after the Hari Raya festive season has ended and they would like to collaborate with PERKESO in their push for this cause, especially for their 8,500 personnel who commute to the Perodua facilities in Sungai Choh.
As part of the event, trainers from PERKESO delivered a talk entitled ‘Vision Zero’ to about 150 Perodua staff, including 40 of its trainers just before the launch event. The talk covered topics like Kiken Yochi (which translates to 'hazard prediction'), careful driving and the importance of checking the condition of one’s vehicle regularly. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department Chief Assistant Director Supt Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin also gave a talk on road rules and safety awareness.
“Perodua has executed many initiatives under our long-term Road Safety Programme. After
carrying out many staff-wide awareness activities to great effect, we are now ready to progress to the Kiken Yochi stage, where we teach our staff to anticipate potential hazards,” said Dato’ Zainal, Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer.
“We express our utmost gratitude to PERKESO for imparting useful road safety pointers and
knowledge, parts of which will be incorporated into Perodua’s own road safety training syllabus. We aim to cascade this syllabus through all our HQ staff in the span of two years,” added Dato’ Zainal.
He further added that since Perodua is currently Malaysia’s biggest car manufacturer by volume and one of Selangor’s biggest employers, Perodua feels it is its duty to contribute significantly to efforts to reduce work commute accidents. The company is totally committed to safety and hope our efforts can serve as an example to the rest of the nation.
“As a People First company, Perodua cares very much for the safety and well-being of its employees, customers and the general public, because we believe safety is everyone’s right,” Dato' Zainal explained.
It is hoped that the training and the awareness passed on to the Perodua personnel would create safe roads, especially in and around Sungai Choh. Even if half of the 8,500 staff takes heed of the lessons learnt, it would definitely benefit many in the area and more.
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