Occupational Road Risk
Why Should a company participate in Company Fleet Driver Training? More people are killed and injured in a work road accident than in any other occupation. This accounts for a staggering 20 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week. As an employer you have a duty of care towards those who drive for work purposes. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 you have a responsibility to manage Health and Safety effectively. In the event of a work related road accident investigation (where appropriate) you may be required by the police to produce a copy of your Driver Risk Assessment and Training Records. This is where Happy Hour can help with Fleet Driver Training for your company drivers.
When managing occupational road risks here are some of the issues you should consider:
- road accidents are costly
- repair and additional insurance costs
- negative publicity and damage to your reputation
- paperwork and investigations take time
When you assess these factors, can you afford not to undergo a Fleet Driver Training Programme set up specifically for your business?
Benefits of Fleet Training
There are considerable advantages to adopting a comprehensive Fleet Driver Training Programme. It may bring significant benefits to your business giving you:
- lower insurance premiums, with improved claims history
- huge savings on fuel consumption
- lower absenteeism and down time costs
- lower maintenance costs
- better residual values on company vehicles
- lower return costs on contract hire.
Legal Obligations
It is the Company, the Training Provider, and the Companys Driver's legal obligations to eliminate any risks. Forming a partnership will help to take the necessary steps to ensure the training and supervision of employees which should reduce the risk of driving at work. Working together can be more beneficial to the company and the running of the day to day business.
The Company
Research shows that every week 20 people are killed and a further 250 seriously injured while using a vehicle for work purposes. The law states that employers must do everything that is "reasonably practicable" to ensure employees health and safety at work.
Could your company prove that they had done everything it could to meet its duty of care? Doing nothing is no longer an option. The recent Health and Safety Executive suggest ways to control the risk to drivers at work. As a company you have a legal responsibility to your employees.
The Trainer
It is important that you select the correct training organisation. Always make sure they have the correct qualification required to carry out the training. Driver training development will improve your employees driving skills and reduce the likelihood of them being involved in a road accident. Our fully qualified Fleet Driver Trainer specialists can conduct a full audit on your fleet operations to ensure that you comply with the health and safety legislation. As a fully qualified organisation we can stop your company being put at risk.
The Driver
All employees must take reasonable due care for themselves and any other road users. Employees must co-operate with their employers to allow legal obligations to be met. Drivers who cover more than 20,000 miles have a 1 in 8000 chance of a serious or fatal accident. It is important that the driver does not put themselves, their colleagues, clients or members of the public at risk.
That is why it is important we form a partnership with the company who will take all necessary steps to ensure the training and supervision of their employees at work. Working together can only improve a happier working environment.
What happy Hour can do for you
Happy Hour Training Services can provide all the necessary training provided for Fleet Driver Training for all companies.
If you require further information contact Rosemary Farrell for your free consultation on 0800 0 52 54 56
