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PRAISEOverview 2009-2013Work Related Road
Safety in the EU
Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees
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Introduction to ETSCA science-based approach to road
safety policy
•47 organisations from across Europe under one unique umbrella promoting science-based transport safety measures at EU level.
•More than 200 experts contributing to ETSC’s Reviews, Policy Papers, Newsletters, Positions, Lectures, Press Releases, Year Books, etc.
•The European Commission, member organisations, member states and corporate sponsors are funding our work
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ETSC Activities
Monitoring EU
transport safety policy
Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) –
Ranking EU countries‘ performances Bike PalCycle safety
Road Safety ‘At’ Work and ‘To’ Work
STudents Acting to Reduce Speed Safe&Sober Campaign and Drink-driving policy
network
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Percentage change in road deaths 2001 - 2011
LV ES* LT* IE PT LU FR* SI EE* DK* HU SK CZ IT* UK
** AT RS DE* EL* CH BE
* SE NL NO* IL BG FI* CY PL RO MT
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
EU average -45%
Latvia – 68%
Spain – 63%
Lithuania – 58%
Ireland – 55%
Portugal – 53%
Luxembourg – 53%
France – 51%
EU – 45%
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Where are we now?Number of road deaths per million inhabitantsNo country with more than 110 deaths per million inhabitants
0
50
100
150
200
250
2001 2011
60 (EU27 in 2011)
112 (EU27 in 2001)
UK 32Sweden 34Norway 34The Netherlands 40Denmark 40
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Work Related Road Safety?•Improving work related road safety would improve road safety as a whole.
•Road Traffic accidents accounted for 39% of fatal accidents at work in 2005.
•More than one in four fatal accidents at work involved person ‘driving a means of transport or motorized and mobile handling equipment’ (ESAW 2005). European Commission (2005) Causes and Circumstances of Accidents at Work in the EU.
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Who is involved?•The main types of vehicles involved include light vehicles (42% of cases), heavy good vehicles (lorries, buses, coaches) in 28% of cases and two or three wheeled vehicles in 6% of cases.
•Young workers are particularly affected by fatal accidents involving loss of control of two or three wheeled vehicles, as 13% of workers who died as a result of this type of accident were under 25 years old (for comparison, in 2005 workers aged 18-24 accounted for only 8% of all fatal accidents at work).
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Driving for Work includes: •Professional transport•Driving whilst at work, for example sales people •Workers on the roads for example carrying out repairs•Commuting to work
•Recommendation:•Data collection should be improved including collecting •and monitoring “purpose of journey”. What is monitored •is more likely to be improved.
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Council Directive 89/391/EEC•Encourage improvements in the safety & health of workers•Protection of workers through preventive measures,•information, consultation, balanced participation and training•Evaluate the occupational risks .... and make provision for•adequate protection and prevention•Ensure that all workers receive adequate on-going training•Applies to all sectors of activity, both public and private•Assumption that vehicles & roads are part of the workplace
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PRAISE: European project for a Global IssuePreventing Road Accidents andInjuries for the Safety of Employees
Aims:To advance the knowledge of the need for work-related Road Safety Management.
Examine the work-related road safety standards of EU Member States and carry out advocacy work at the EU level.
4 committed sponsorSince its beginning (2009)
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PRAISE Deliverables•Thematic Reports•Handbook•Fact Sheets•Awards•Brunches•Country Seminars•Advocacy
- Overview & definitions- Modal risks- Employer travel plans & commuting- Good practice examples & case studies-EU, national and company level responses
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PRAISE Handbook – Aims ‘to help employers secure high road safety standards for their employees’
‘encourage the exchange of information and promote best practice’
‘improving the safety of European Roads as a whole’
‘identifying and tackling the key risk areas for work-related road transport’
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PRAISE Handbook - Themes9 Thematic Reports
Work Related Road Safety Management Programmes In-vehicle Safety EquipmentFrom Risk Assessment to TrainingFitness to DriveSafer Commuting to WorkMinimising In-Vehicle DistractionRoad Safety at Work ZonesFatigue: EU Social Rules and HGV DriversDriving for Work; Managing Speed
All reports available in spanish at: http://www.seguridadvialenlaempresa.com/
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Resources & Recommendations
•Overview & Definitions•Road Safety Risk•Possible Solutions•Good Practice Examples & Case Studies•EU, National and Employer level recommendations
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State of Play - SpeedInappropriate or excessive speedMore than 2,200 road deaths could be prevented each year if average speeds dropped by ‘only’ 1km/h on all roads across the EU.Speeding is extremely widespread!• At any one moment, on any given European road, 50% of drivers exceed legal speed limits. (OECD 2006 Estimation)•up to 30% of drivers exceed speed limits on motorways, up to 70% on roads outside built-up areas and as many as 80% in urban areas (PIN 2012)•According to most estimates Speeding contributes to as much as one third of all fatal collisions. • The role of ‘minor’ Speeding offences is largely underestimated. Even minor increases have great consequences.
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Speed & Driving for Work• Speeding amongst company car drivers was common in over 50% and excessive speeding common for 13%‘faster drivers tend to be younger…to drive high annual mileage in company cars and…to be in the managerial, administrative or professional occupational groups, travelling for business purposes.’ (GB)
• 2008 in GB over 85% of HGVs exceeded the speed limit on dual carriageways other than motorways and 75% on single carriageways outside built up areas.
• About a quarter of deaths caused by LGV drivers involve breaking the speed limit
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Why drivers speed?
They can• Types of roads and journey• Vehicle type and capability• Won’t get caught, no sanctions or penalties
They’re pressurised to
They enjoy it• Thrill seeking• Competitiveness• Stressed• Bored
• Just in time management• Time sensitive deliveries• Payment by results• Other work distractions
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Speed - What employers can do?Speed Management: A set of measures to limit the negative effects of illegal or/and inappropriate speed.
• Shared responsibility (CEO, middle managers, individuals)
• Part of broader safety culture
• Holistic approach (mix of measures)
• Action at the organisational level and level of individuals
• Work Practices and Management
• A Risk Assessment led process
• The Driver, the Journey and the Vehicle
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Time Management & Planning• Create a safety culture: management should ensure work practices that do not pressurise staff to speed.
• Ensure that the current shift patterns, journey planning, employment contracts and work schedules prevent speed and do not contribute to driver stress and speeding.
• Facilitate realistic scheduling of trips and contribute to appropriate time management.
• In dealing with clients, avoid making any concessions that might adversely affect road safety (unrealistic time constraints)
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Speed-Enforcement• Monitor the driving of their employees including looking at appropriate speed.
• Co-operate with national enforcement authorities to identify and address problems relating to speeding.
•Strongly enforce the organisations speeding policy by developing a system of sanctions/rewards and clearly communicating this to employees.
• Consider the use of incentives to support driving at appropriate speeds.
• Raise understanding of risk of speeding of employees.
• Utilise in-vehicle telemetry to monitor and coach driver behaviours.
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Speed - Vehicles & Technology• Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA)• Speed Limiters• Event Data Recorders• Telematics
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Speed - Vehicles & Technology• Include safety criteria when purchasing vehicles,
• Appropriate vehicle for the driver and the task
• On the basis of risk assessment utilise speed management technologies
• Communicate vehicle safety technologies purpose (i.e.: this is for your own good and we value you and are concerned for your wellbeing!) to employees and train them to use equipment properly.
• Use the available technology and systems to analyse the driving behavior of employees, contractors and subcontractors.
• Work closely with suppliers, equipment manufacturers, insurers and customers to develop appropriate safety solutions
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Fact Sheets: Success StoriesCase Study of a company/ organisationInterviews Lessons and illustrations of the thematic reports
9 Completed:-Large/Int companies-SMEs
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European PRAISE Competition•Annual Award to employers (SME and larger) for outstanding contribution in the field of work related road safety. •70 applicants and 5 Winners
Recognition of efforts Press coverage Exchange of best practice with other companies at an event in Brussels New business opportunities Employee satisfaction
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3 PRAISE Brunches, Brussels•Roundtable Debate
•Press Work
•Launch of the thematic reports and handbook
•Presenting the awards to the PRAISE competition winners.
•Reached 300 participants
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10 PRAISE Country Seminars
•Discuss work related road safety with experts in MS•Promote co-operation between actors.•Large and well attended audiences reaching a total of 500 participants
-Poland (2009)-Spain (4-2010 - 2012) -Greece (March 2011)-Germany (June 2011)-UK (November 2011)-France (March 2012)-Portugal (Oct 2012)
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Press and Communications •Press Release Launch for every Seminar •Press Release Launch for Award Winners•Coverage in different specialist and general press•Dissemination of PRAISE thematic reports, case studies, invitations to seminars to a new network of 3000 work related road safety contacts in the ETSC database.
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Advocacy: Integration•Integration of road safety measures into next Community Strategy for Health and Safety Strategy at Work
•Council of Transport Ministers included Work related Road Safety in their Conclusions of 2nd December 2010
•Work related Road Sfaety included in the EP Report on Road Safety 2011-2020 (the “Koch” Report).
•The EC will start developing non-binding guidelines on Work Related Road Safety. PRAISE documents will likely be used as a reference base.
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Next Steps..PRAISE has helped put work related road
safety on theEU policy map.
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PRAISE II•Protecting Our Workers on European RoadsAims:•To disseminate the knowledge • on work-related Road Safety •6 New topics: light vehicles, • buses, taxis, SMEs, • Management Engagement, procurement•Promote adoption of the ISO Std 39001•More case studies and country seminars
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