Fleetcraft - Management News

It still comes as a surprise to many that about 33% of accidents involve motorists who are at work, and amazingly commercial vehicles just account for 10% of the total UK vehicle population! A third of all road accidents involve someone who is working and they account for somewhere in the region of 20 deaths and 250 serious injuries every week, costing business an estimated £3 billion per year.

Many employers consider that as long as their company vehicle has a current MOT, is taxed and fully insured and the driver has a current full driving licence their responsibility has ended! Not so, current health and safety legislation applies to work activities involved in driving. It seems that 75% of companies have not carried out an occupational road risk management strategy and these companies are clearly failing to provide the necessary and appropriate duty of care for their employees.

Published by admin on January 16th, 2008 in Fleetcraft