What is ESDS
ESDS is a recognised driving standard for all emergency services drivers. Its primary aim is to create, promote, and maintain a strong culture of safe, responsible, and professional driving for anyone operating an emergency services vehicle. The standard places a clear emphasis on reducing risk at all times, while ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients, passengers, and other road users.
ESDS focuses on key areas of driver competence, including in-depth vehicle knowledge, a thorough understanding of the rules of the road, effective vehicle control, hazard awareness, risk management, and maintaining a high level of professionalism behind the wheel. It also encourages drivers to consistently assess and adapt their driving based on changing road and environmental conditions.
Overall, the scheme is designed to improve a driver’s awareness, attitude, and decision-making, while reinforcing their understanding of legal responsibilities and best practice. By doing so, ESDS helps ensure that emergency response driving is carried out as safely and efficiently as possible.
ESDS Driver Training with Preferential Safety
Here at Preferential Safety, we have extensive experience of experience in emergency vehicle driver training. Based in Co. Waterford, we offer training on a nationwide basis using blue light vehicles. The ESDS has three levels:
This is the entry level emergency services driving standard and lays out ground work and training that will result in learned, safe and capable drivers.
