Road Safety Week webinars to help fleets manage risk

Fleet News and Brake will each be holding webinars during Road Safety Week to help employers and fleets keep their drivers and other road users safe.

Road Safety Week, which is organised by Brake, runs from November 17-23.  This year’s theme is After the Crash – Every road victim counts. 

The road safety charity has chosen to put road victims at the heart of this year’s campaign, to raise awareness of the devastating toll of road crashes and celebrate the work of the incredible number of people who come together every day to support families after a road death or serious injury. 

More than 3,300 organisations and individuals have already signed up to take part in Road Safety Week, which is offering employers and fleets free access to resources to help them reduce their road risk.

Brake is also inviting fleets to take part in a free Road Safety Week webinar, on Wednesday, November 20, at 10am.

The webinar asks, “if one of your employees was involved in a serious crash, would you know what to do?” and will explore the importance of post-crash investigation to prevent future harm, and why support for road victims is so important.

Speakers include: Ross Moorlock, CEO of Brake, Dan Campsall, chairman of Agilysis, Mark Cartwright, head of commercial vehicle incident prevention at National Highways, Lisa Malone, risk consultant at Aon, and Nicola Lester, clinical consultant at Psychological Trauma Consultancy.

Moorlock will also be joining Fleet News for a free webinar, sponsored by Athlon, on Thursday, November 21, at 2pm, to mark Road Safety Week. It will delve into how fleets can develop a comprehensive risk and compliance policy.

The session will offer best practices and actionable tips on building a safety-first culture within the organisation to engaging drivers effectively to secure buy-in for training and behaviour improvement programmes.

It will also cover the critical role of root cause analysis in identifying the underlying factors behind incidents and highlight how technology and data management can help fleet managers enhance compliance and reduce accidents.

Panellists include: Lesley Slater, chief commercial officer at Athlon; Colin Hutt, fleet and environmental manager, Clarion Housing Group; Sarah Armitage, Business support manager, Network Rail; and Daniel Fisher, fleet services manager, Lancashire County Council.

Find out from Fleet News how to minimise costs and keep drivers safe with a robust accident management strategy.