Has the Z15.1 standard influenced Zurich’s clients’ driver hiring and training procedures?
It is too early to determine a specific impact on driver hiring related to the Z15.1 standard; however, it has generated some excellent dialogue on the subject. In particular, it has been useful in talking about this issue with managers in business vehicle fleets where employees who drive were not specifically hired as drivers. It also helps encourage human resources and safety departments in those organizations to work together to look at this issue differently. Which of Zurich’s North American markets has benefited most from the Z15.1 standard? It is not clear that one market has benefited more than any other. The Z15.1 standard has applications for all of Zurich’s clients. Zurich Services Corporation is a leading proponent of the Z15.1 standard. Why is this so important to Zurich? Historically, companies that have good controls in place have fewer crashes. By supporting the standard, we are trying to reduce the number of fatalities, injuries and crashes for our customers. The standa
