Driving for work
Did you know?
- Up to 1 in 3 road crashes involves a vehicle being driven for work
- Every week, around 200 road deaths and serious injuries involve someone at work
- Nearly all of these deaths and injuries are avoidable
In 2000 the HSE estimated the costs to employers arising from at-work road traffic accidents to be in the region of 2.7 BILLION per annum.
The benefits of managing a driving for work policy include:
- Reduced accident losses
- More effective vehicle use
- Less down time
- Improved safety culture
- Improved public image
- Higher staff morale
- Lower insurance premiums
- Lower insurance premiums
- Defence against criminal prosecutions and civil litigation
- Improved business performance
DIAmond’s driving for work programme provides the information fleet managers need to manage a business more successfully. The programme assesses:
- The driver’s ability and attitude while driving company vehicles
- The suitability of the driver’s vehicle
- The journey the vehicle is used for
Drivers are assessed while carrying out their normal driving duties, reducing downtime.
- For the majority of people, the most dangerous thing they do while at work is drive on a public highway (HSE 1996)
- Managing a driving for work policy can save your business money
- Managing a driving for work policy is a legal requirement under health and safety legislation and road traffic law
- Management and employees can be prosecuted for road traffic crashes involving work related journeys, even when drivers are using their own vehicle
Source: Department for Transport 2009