News for July
Safe Driving
Not sure what is a sensible driving policy for your business? The Department for Transport (DFT) has set up a new website which contains practical guidance to help businesses comply with their legal obligations. A business must have a safety policy document if it employs five or more employees. The DFT sets out recommendations for the contents of the policy and reports some statistics, some of which are disturbing:
- About a quarter of all vehicle miles travelled annually on Britain’s roads are for work purposes (excluding commuting).
- There are an estimated three million company cars on the roads and roughly one in three will be involved in an accident each year.
- Company drivers who drive more than 80% of their annual mileage on work related journeys have more than 50% more injury accidents than similar drivers who do no work related mileage.
- The annual risk of dying in a road accident while driving for business reasons is significantly greater than the risk of dying as a result of all other workplace accidents.
- Every week around 200 road deaths and serious injuries involve someone at work.
- About 300 people are killed each year as a result of drivers falling asleep at the wheel. About four in ten tiredness-related crashes involve someone driving a commercial vehicle.
- Work-related road accidents are the biggest cause of work-related accidental death. Between 800 and 1000 people are killed annually in work-related road traffic accidents compared to approximately 250 fatalities due to accidents notified annually under the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.
Business drivers have collision rates that are 30 to 40% higher than those of private drivers.
Internet link: DFT website
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