Cardiff Fleet Driver Solutions

Phil GoodallChris Dennington

www.cardiff-fleet-driver-solutions.co.uk

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Management of Occupational Road

Risk

What is occupational road risk?

Is there a need to manage it?

Yes!

The reason is……..

The Big Question

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires you to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of all employees while at work.

You also have a responsibility to ensure that others are not put at risk by your work related driving activities. (Self-employed people have similar a responsibility to that of employers.)

The Reason

33% of all road traffic accidents involve someone at work at the time

This equates to:◦12 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week

People who drive 25000 plus miles annually are more at risk than those in the construction and farming industry

The Problem

All casualties208648

Seriously injured (2011)22660

Deaths (2011)1901

How serious is it?

All casualties69000

Serious injuries7500

Deaths633 (12 per week)

Company Drivers

Motorways◦5%

Rural◦25%

Urban◦70%

Where does it go wrongInjury Collisions

Company Belief:

It is enough to ensure the safety of their employees by doing the following?

◦Driving Licence checks◦Tax◦MOT Certificate

The Problem

Employers who use their own vehicle for business purposes

◦ 33% of employer’s do not check whether “grey fleet” drivers have the correct business insurance

◦ 43% of employer’s do not check whether “grey fleet” have valid MOT’s

◦ 75% of company vehicles are checked in regards road worthiness◦ Only 37% of “grey fleet” vehicles are checked for road worthiness◦ Licence checks are carried out for 75% of company drivers. ◦ Licence checks are therefore not carried out for 25% of company

drivers

◦ Source: Consult Capital

Grey Fleet

Applies to on the road work activities

◦Road risks should be effectively managed within a health and safety management system.

◦Many incidents happen due to in attention and distraction, as well as failure to observe the highway code.

Health and Safety

The main areas that need addressing are◦Policy◦Responsibility◦Organisation and structure ◦Systems◦Monitoring

Work related safety can only be managed if it is integrated into your arrangements for managing H&S at work.

How to manage work related road safety

Does your health and safety policy statement cover work related road safety?

Your policy should be written down if you employ five or more people

Policy

Is there top level commitment to work related road safety in your organisation?

Is responsibility clearly defined?

Does the person who is responsible for it have sufficient authority to exert influence?

Does everyone understand what is expected of them?

Responsibility

In larger organisations, the aim is to ensure that you have an integrated organisational structure that allows cooperation across departments with different responsibilities for work related road safety.

In smaller organisations, the aim is to ensure you consider the links between driving activities.

Organisation and Structure

Do you have adequate systems to allow you to manage work related road safety effectively?

Are you confident that your vehicles are regularly inspected and serviced in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations?

Systems

Do you monitor performance to ensure that your work-related road safety is effective?

Are your employees encouraged to report all work related road incidents without fear of punitive action being taken against them?

Do you collect sufficient information to allow you to make informed decisions about the effectiveness of existing policy and the need for changes?

Monitoring

The true costs of accidents or incidents to organisations are nearly always higher than just the costs of repairs and insurance claims

The benefits to you from managing work related road safety can be considerable, no matter the size of the company. A smaller company will be affected proportionately greater than a larger company

Cost

Fuel consumption Vehicle damage Vehicle wear and tear High insurance premiums (individual) Higher business insurance and excess Legal fees Claims from employees Corporate manslaughter Employees off work Missed appointments and deliveries

Cost to the company

Brakes:◦ Average lifespan of front brakes is 30,000 miles.

Advanced driving techniques can extend life to upward of 60,000. Bad driving habits can result in less than 20,000.

Clutch:◦ Average life up to 90,000 miles. Bad driving habits

can reduce to less than 30,000. Tyres:

◦ Wear and tear on tyres resulting from harsh or late braking, acceleration, cornering.

Costs

Typical Van Costs(Based on new Ford Transit)

Tyres £200 - £400

Brakes £300 - £350

Clutch £1000

Look for the hazards that may result in harm when driving on the public roads.

Decide who might be harmed. Evaluate the risk and decide whether

existing precautions are adequate or more should be done.

Record your findings Review your assessment and revise if

necessary.

5 Steps to Risk Assessment

◦Fewer days lost due to injury◦Fewer days lost due to attending police

diversionary courses◦Reduced risk of work related ill health◦Less lost time due to work rescheduling◦Less missed appointments / orders /

deliveries

Benefits from managing risk

◦Reduced running costs through better driving standards

◦Maintaining good will with customers◦Lower fuel costs◦Less risk of accidents and vehicle

damage◦Lower repair costs ◦Lower business insurance premiums

Benefits from managing risk

Examine work schedules◦ A driver who arrives at a meeting after a stressful drive is

less productive than a stress free driver.

Have a strict mobile phone policy, and stick to it. ◦ Discourage use of mobile devices.

Encourage the use of other forms of transport◦ Is it always cost effective to drive. (Opportunity on a train

to do a lot of work, utilise travel time). Driving can be dead time.

What can the company do?

Introduce an overnight policy if journeys above a certain length.

Introduce driver training and assessments. Offer coaching and advise to drivers. Incorporate in company Health and Safety Policy.

What can the company do?

We can provide sessions on the following.

Developing defensive driving. (Eco Driving)Speed Awareness and RecognitionPost Collision CoachingDriver Risk AssessmentsLicence Checking and VerificationFollow up Training Sessions (Driver Development)Advanced Driver Training (ROSPA Standard)Driver awareness in relation to drink, drugs, fatigue, attitude, vehicle safety features

What do we provide?

Questions

◦ What does this sign mean?

◦ On a dual carriageway with streetlights and no other signs, what is the speed limit?

◦ What is the maximum speed limit for a car on a dual carriageway?

◦ How do you know you are on a dual carriageway?

◦ What is the maximum length of time that we should drive before taking a break. (Recommended in highway code)

Speed Limits/Highway Code

Cardiff Fleet Driver Solutions

Advanced Driver Training. (ROSPA Gold Standard)

Driver Risk Assessments

Road Safety Presentations

Managing Occupational Road Risk

www.cardiff-fleet-driver-solutions.co.uk

Phil Goodall:07712446279Chris Dennington: 07903393284

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