Whilst employers cannot exercise the same control over hazards to employees whilst driving for work, there are practicable steps that should be taken to reduce the risks.
When was the last time you had an independent expert examine your fleet operation and assess your management of road risk? Someone whose job it is to advise on how to improve your drivers' skills, lower accident rates and ultimately reduce costs whilst at the same time ensuring that your business is up to speed with both proposed and existing health and safety legislation.
Fleet Risk Control has been advising and helping companies of all sizes and occupations in respect of work related road safety for over 10 years and is an independent consultancy providing high quality unbiased advice.
Although taking action sometimes means committing additional resources, in addition to protecting employees and other road users, the potential savings in terms ofcontrolling the significant business losses arising from 'at work' accidents can be far greater.
The risk of dying in a road accident whilst driving for business reasons
is significantly greater than the risk of dying as a result of
ALL OTHER WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS
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RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW A detailed independent assessment, looking at systems, procedures and control measures. |
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RISK ASSESSMENTS Does YOUR company have a formal risk assessment |
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POLICY PREPARATION Does YOUR company have a policy for the use of vehicles on the road? |
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OTHER SERVICES Click below for a range of other ancillary services provided by Fleet Risk Control. |
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