“The Health & 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.
Under the management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999, you have a responsibility to manage 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.”
...HSE – Driving at Work
It has been proven that work-related road safety can only be effectively managed if it is integrated into arrangements for managing health and safety at work. Therefore it is important to develop a risk management approach & putting in place:
- Policies
- Responsibility
- Organisation & Structure
- Systems
- Performance monitoring
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There are also many business benefits in managing work-related road safety, no matter the size of your business.
- Reduced accident losses
- More effective vehicle use
- Less downtime
- Improved safety culture
- Improved public image
- Higher staff morale
- Lower insurance premiums
- Lower transport costs
- Defence against criminal prosecutions and civil litigation
- Improved business performance
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