Fleet Training (contd)

Legislation

In addition to the duties you have as an employer under the road traffic law you also must take into consideration Health and Safety.

You also have a responsibility to ensure that others are not put at risk by your work-related driving activities.

Under the management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, you have a responsibility to manage health and safety effectively. You need to carry out an assessment of risks to the health and safety of your employees, while they are at work, and to other people who may be affected by their work activities.

The regulations require you to periodically review your risk assessment so that it remains appropriate.

Statistics
It has been estimated that a third of all road traffic accidents involve somebody who is at work.

This could account for 20 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week!

Many incidents happen due to inattention and distraction as well as failure to observe the Highway Code.

This is where you as the employer should consider the steps to ensure your employees are as safe as possible on the road.

More than 90% of accidents are caused by human error.

Traffic collisions account for almost half of all accidental deaths Road traffic accidents are responsible for nearly a quarter of all adult deaths under the age of 30.

90% of accidents occur on roads that drivers are familiar with.

The average driver covers about 12,000 miles a year and has a 1 in 7 chance of having a collision during that time.