Our Goal

It‘s our mission to end needless deaths due to inadequate on-road first-aid

Our Aims & Objectives

We train both professional & fleet drivers to provide an effective first response at a road traffic collision

›Our Aim

We have a single aim: to reduce, if not eliminate, unnecessary deaths caused by the absence of an immediate medical response following a road traffic collision.

A rapid response, following an accident or medical emergency, saves lives and minimises the seriousness of injuries.

This is why first aid in the workplace is a regulatory requirement.

There is a significant disparity between the provision of first aid for drivers and their non-mobile counterparts. This is an unacceptable situation which can and must be changed.

›Our Objectives

DFA has three key objectives designed to ensure we achieve our aim of reducing RTC fatalities. Our Campaign is a mechanism to ensure we achieve success.

To raise awareness of the importance of improving post crash response in an endeavour to prevent countless unnecessary fatalities.
Engage with businesses to ensure they train a substantial proportion, if not all, of their drivers to the DFA standard.
Create a cohort of DFA trained drivers sufficiently representative of the driving population, capable of significantly reducing annual RTC fatalities – for the first time in over a decade.

woman receiving first aid treatment from first responder

Everyone is entitled to the protection of emergency first-aid – including drivers!

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Latest Articles

We Know What Saves Lives After a Crash – So Why Isn’t It Happening?

by David Higginbottom | 20th April 2026

The moments after a crash don’t always go as they should. Injuries worsen. People die who might...

Why Employers and Drivers Hesitate to Act After a Collision

by David Higginbottom | 2nd February 2026

When serious road traffic collisions occur, the absence of early intervention is often attributed...

Post-Crash Response: Why the Minutes Before Emergency Services Arrive Matter

by David Higginbottom | 19th January 2026

Why the first minutes after a collision are often overlooked For decades, road safety policy has...

WHAT THEY SAY

Our Clients

Such a worthwhile course for any driver of any vehicle, at any stage of your driving journey.

Thomas Ray BSc (Hons)

National Training Manager, Drivetech (part of the AA)

At Matalan, the safety of colleagues is our number one priority and that doesn’t just stop within the workplace. It is crucial when driving to and from work that people recognise the dangers and have the skills to be able to make the right decisions to help save lives. This course taught me a huge amount and without doubt I’m safer on the roads because of it

Mick Doe

General Manager, Contract Logistics, Matalan

We know many patients die at the scene of road traffic collisions because of a failure to open an airway, or to arrest external haemorrhage. The Driver First Assist course will empower drivers to deliver life-saving skills, helping to keep a patient alive in those valuable minutes before the ambulance arrives. This course also gives drivers the confidence to ensure they fully appreciate the importance of scene safety and good communication with the emergency services. The more first responders we have, the better. Could that be you?

Sir Keith Porter

Emeritus Professor of Traumatology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Having worked in the Road Transport Industry for nearly 40 years and having been an Expert Witness in many serious and fatal road traffic collisions, the importance of emergency first aid at the scene of such incidents should not be overlooked. Driver First Assist gives that opportunity to ensure that more individuals and road users have the skills to secure a scene and to apply emergency first aid, before the Emergency Services arrive thereby, improving the chances of survival for the most critically injured. I would encourage anyone who travels on a regular basis and therefore, might be the first person on the scene to attend one of these courses and obtain vital life-saving skills.

Gordon J F Humphreys

Foster Tachographs and Transport Compliance

The hon. Gentleman, (Rob Flello MP) highlighted eloquently the difference made by DFA, and our nation is stronger for its work. (Hansard, November 2015)

Andrew Jones

Transport Minister

Very impressed with the trainer. Delivered content clearly and concisely without ever talking down to attendees. One of the most exciting courses I have ever attended.

Alex Brady

Depot Manager

Excellent Training and course. The Content was pitched just right with a good mix of presenting/videos and practical.

John Taylor

Business Owner

Providing professional drivers, who are often first to witness or come across such incidents, with basic life support training and the knowledge to know what to do will ultimately mean patients get the care they need whilst emergency help is en route.

Dr Anthony Marsh

CEO, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives

Iron Mountain has been recognised for our Road Safety ethos over the years, utilising Driver First Assist has been a significant factor in embedding a safety culture within our Transportation teams.

Rory Morgan

Head of Transportation Head of Transportation - Europe, Middle East & Africa

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