Perodua’s workforce at his head office and factory complex in Sungai Choh, Selangor, numbers some 8,500 and the employees commute daily over short and long distances. Aiming to sustain its Road Safety Programme beyond the end of the Raya season, the Malaysian carmaker is collaborating with the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) to push the road safety envelope for its employees.
Kiken Yochi – predicting potential hazards
Recently, PERKESO trainers delivered a talk entitled ‘Vision Zero’ to about 150 Perodua staff, including 40 of its trainers, covering topics such as Kiken Yochi, careful driving and the importance of checking the condition of one’s vehicle regularly. Kiken Yochi is a Japanese term for predicting unsafe conditions and learning to recognize them.
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. Perodua’s President & CEO, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Ahmad.
“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 2 years,” he added.
Safety first within the company
“Being Malaysia’s biggest carmaker 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. We are totally committed to safety and hope our efforts can serve as an example to the rest of the nation,” Dato’ Zainal said.
“And 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,” he added.
