20 road deaths each week involve people at work
Many people use the roads as part of their job. It has been estimated that up to a third of all road traffic crashes involve somebody who was at work at the time. This may account for over 20 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week.
As an employer, manager or supervisor you have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all employees while they are at work. Health and safety law applies to on-the-road work activities as it does to all work activities.
This section suggests ways to manage at-work road risk and outlines the benefits for you, your employees and your company, including helping to keep your costs down.
To support this issue the THINK! campaign has produced a poster, leaflet and mobile exhibition display panel. The materials aim to raise awareness amongst employers of their responsibility to their staff whilst they are driving at work. The supporting materials will also be a tool for Road Safety Officers when running seminars and presentations to promote and educate this issue to employers.
Leaflets and further information
Driving at work: managing work-related road safety
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This guidance applies to any employer, manager or supervisor with staff who drive, or ride a motorcycle or bicycle at work, and in particularly those with responsibility for fleet management. It also applies to self-employed people. Employees and trade union appointed safety representatives will also find it helpful. It covers people whose main job is driving, and those who drive or ride occasionally or for short distances. References to drivers and driving include riders and riding. (HSE: www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/index.htm)
Driving for work: mobile phones
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RoSPA: www.rospa.com/roadsafety/index.htm
Driving for work: safer speed policy
(Adobe Acrobat – 342kb)
RoSPA: www.rospa.com/roadsafety/index.htm
Driving for work: safer journey planner
(Adobe Acrobat – 280kb)
RoSPA: www.rospa.com/roadsafety/index.htm
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