Driver management

Driving at Work: Keeping Staff Safe

Up to a third of road traffic accidents involve someone who is at work at the time. They result in more than 20 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week.

Accident Management 24 Feb

Health and Safety

Fleet managers have a legal responsibility to manage the risk facing their drivers. Here Fleet News explains the relevant health and safety legislation and provides a host of case studies that show how fleets can minimise the risk facing their drivers.

Driver management 24 Feb

Insurance best practice - reducing fatigue

Zurich insurance has produced a 10-point guide to cutting driver fatigue.

Driver management 24 Feb

Risk Management: Driver distraction

New research is revealing the dangers of driver multi-tasking - such as using a mobile phone while driving – and its contribution to road accidents.

Driver management 23 Feb

Speeding: Is it worth it?

Arguments over speeding and the use of deterrents such as speed cameras have reached new levels in the past few years. But drivers shouldn’t ask ‘why do they stop us speeding’ and instead ask ‘is it really worth it’.

Driver management 23 Feb

Risk Management: Safety Jargon Buster

A glossary of safety technology terms

Driver management 23 Feb

Managing road risk HSE case study BNFL

BNFL was aware of the legal responsibilities to employees who drive and was looking to implement a safe driving policy in accordance with good health and safety practice. The development of the policy was then instigated in response to reading an article from RoSPA on ‘Managing Occupational Road Risk’, which highlighted the risks associated with work-related driving and offered methods for managing driving safety.

Driver management 23 Feb

Managing road risk

Guidance for employers to help them manage the risks their employees face while driving for work.

Driver management 23 Feb

Risk Management: Safer speed policy

One of the most significant risks is staff driving or riding at inappropriate speeds on work-related journeys.

Driver management 23 Feb

Risk Management: Safer journey planner

Advice on how employers can help to ensure that their organisation's road journeys are properly planned and safely completed

Driver management 23 Feb

Health and safety guides

Thatcham, the motor insurance repair research centre, has produced guides explaining the whiplash problem and how best to avoid becoming a victim to it. The centre has also produced a guide to vehicle collision avoidance systems.

Accident Management 23 Feb

Risk Management Policy Checklist

Your at-a-glance guide to producing a risk management policy

Driver management 23 Feb

Driving for work: mobile phones

A substantial body of research shows that using a mobile phone while driving substantially increases the risk of the driver crashing.

Driver management 23 Feb

Risk Management: ESC can reduce risks

Research shows that vehicles fitted with electronic stability control are 25% less likely to be involved in a fatal accident than those with it.

Driver management 23 Feb

Accident Management: Drink-driving: lessons to learn

Around 10 people are killed and 50 seriously injured in drink drive crashes every week. The section advises on the drink and drug limits and explains the impact on driver performance of being over the limit

Accident Management 23 Feb

Driver Fatigue

Tips on avoiding driver fatigue to ensure your drivers have safe journeys

Driver management 23 Feb

Accident Management: Bumps and Dents

If the car is the driver’s own, he or she may dismiss the damage with a shrug. But when the car is leased or rented, someone has to pay for it, particularly if it is going to affect the resale value.

Accident Management 22 Feb

Accident Management: Incident Recording Form

Making sure your drivers keep an accurate account of any incident they are involved in is essential for any fleet. The incident recording form template here gives you an idea how you should shape your own document.

Accident Management 22 Feb

SAFED Training Programme for Van Drivers

Find out more about the benefits of this safe and fuel efficient driving programme from the Department of Transport.

Driver management 22 Feb

Sample Daily Vehicle Checklist

Getting drivers to check their vehicle, especially when it may be shared with other employees, is good practice and ensures the fleet manager is aware of any issues as and when they arise.

Driver management 22 Feb

Driver management

Driving at Work: Keeping Staff Safe

Health and Safety

Insurance best practice - reducing fatigue

Risk Management: Driver distraction

Speeding: Is it worth it?

Risk Management: Safety Jargon Buster

Managing road risk HSE case study BNFL

Managing road risk

Risk Management: Safer speed policy

Risk Management: Safer journey planner

Health and safety guides

Risk Management Policy Checklist

Driving for work: mobile phones

Risk Management: ESC can reduce risks

Accident Management: Drink-driving: lessons to learn

Driver Fatigue

Accident Management: Bumps and Dents

Accident Management: Incident Recording Form

SAFED Training Programme for Van Drivers

Sample Daily Vehicle Checklist

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Driver management

Driving at Work: Keeping Staff Safe

Health and Safety

Insurance best practice - reducing fatigue

Risk Management: Driver distraction

Speeding: Is it worth it?

Risk Management: Safety Jargon Buster

Managing road risk HSE case study BNFL

Managing road risk

Risk Management: Safer speed policy

Risk Management: Safer journey planner

Health and safety guides

Risk Management Policy Checklist

Driving for work: mobile phones

Risk Management: ESC can reduce risks

Accident Management: Drink-driving: lessons to learn

Driver Fatigue

Accident Management: Bumps and Dents

Accident Management: Incident Recording Form

SAFED Training Programme for Van Drivers

Sample Daily Vehicle Checklist

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