If you review an event in the Driver Coaching Workflow that displays good driving behavior, you can use the Samsara dashboard to track the recognition of the behavior. By applying a Defensive Driving Label and marking events with a coaching status, you can track the reinforcement of positive behaviors from the Samsara dashboard.
For more information on the effect of coaching status on the Safety Inbox workflow, see Coaching Statuses.
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When a safety event is detected, Samsara automatically applies a behavior Safety Event Label to the event and may impact the safety score. For more information about how the event status influences the safety score, see Coaching Statuses.
If you determine that the safety event demonstrates good defensive driving behavior, you can apply a Defensive Driving label. By default, the Defensive Driving label does not impact the Safety Score. However, you can configure Defensive Driving in your safety settings to positively impact the driver safety score. Choose the appropriate workflow for the desired impact to the Safety Score:
To mark the completion of Driver Recognition in the Samsara dashboard and positively impact the driver Safety Score, use the following workflow:
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If you have not already done so, enable and configure the Defensive Driving Safety Score. For more information, see Safety Score Weights and Configuration.
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Locate the event from the Safety Inbox (Safety (
) > Safety Inbox). Search events to quickly locate an event by driver or vehicle name, or use Tags or the date range filter to narrow the scope of the results.
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Select the event to view the event details and confirm the event is assigned to the appropriate driver. Reassign the event, if necessary.
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Click + ADD > Defensive Driving to apply the label to the safety event.
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To remove a behavior from the event and any associated negative impact to the safety score, click remove ( X ) on the harsh event label.
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After the driver receives recognition, update the event status to Reviewed.
These events will display in the All Events report in the Safety Inbox. However, these events are not integrated into the Driver Coaching Workflow.
To track the progress of Driver Recognition from the Samsara dashboard without any impact to the driver Safety Score, use the following workflow:
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Locate the event from the Safety Inbox (Safety (
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Select the event to view the event details and confirm the event is assigned to the appropriate driver. Reassign the event, if necessary.
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If you would like to track the recognition of the event for your own records, from the event status menu, select Needs Recognition.
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After the driver receives recognition, update the event status to Recognized.
These events will display in the All Events report in the Safety Inbox. However, these events are not integrated into the Driver Coaching Workflow.
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To view events in Needs Recognition or Recognized status, filter the status you want to view from the All Events report in the Safety Inbox.
