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Routine eye examinations save 50 lives in 2015

Employers have a vital role to play in ensuring drivers have routine eye examinations after data from Specsavers shows that tests have saved 50 lives this year.

4 Nov

Brake to hold seminars to help employers manage at-work road risk

Brake will hold two seminars on work-related road safety on December 1, 2015 in Huddersfield and February 25, 2016 in Swindon.

4 Nov

ROSPA health and safety awards reach 60-year milestone

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident’s health and safety awards will be marking a milestone next year when it reaches its diamond anniversary.

3 Nov

New book aims to take the stress out of driving

A new book has been launched to help drivers understand how their attitude, mood, health and other human factors can affect the way they drive.

30 Oct

Tackle the most dangerous drivers, urges GEM

GEM Motoring Assist is calling for a renewed focus on tackling dangerous drivers in light of the recent rise in road casualties.

29 Oct

Four out of five company car drivers admit to motorway speeding

Four out of five company car drivers admit to speeding on motorways, but still consider themselves to be law-abiding motorists, research suggests.

27 Oct

Fleet managers needed for TRL workplace safety study

TRL, the Transport Research Laboratory, is looking for fleet managers to participate in a study related to workplace and road safety.

23 Oct

New safety campaign launched after DfT figures show three people die each day on country roads in the UK

New figures from the Department for Transport show that country roads are the deadliest, with an average of three people dying on them every day last year.

22 Oct

Employers urged to do more to tackle speeding

Companies need to do more to train and educate employees about the potentially fatal consequences of speeding, according to a report by Brake and Licence Bureau.

16 Oct

Former police advanced driver praises speed awareness course

A former police advanced driver has praised the course he attended after being caught speeding.

16 Oct

Two-thirds of drivers fail to identify major symptoms of dehydration

Around two-thirds (67%) drivers in the UK fail to recognise major symptoms of dehydration, potentially putting themselves and others at risk.

14 Oct

RAC survey shows use of in-cab cameras has more than doubled in the past year

The number of UK motorists using dash cams to record their journeys has more than doubled in the past year to 2.9 million.

12 Oct

Risk Technology and CAS agree long-term deal to profile driver behaviours

Telematics provider Risk Technology and driver behaviour specialists CAS have entered into a long-term partnership agreement to develop driver profiling.

8 Oct

77% of drivers don’t read Highway Code, DVSA says

The DVSA is urging drivers to make sure they keep up to date with the rules of the road.

8 Oct

Police chiefs call for greater efforts to rid roads of dangerous drivers

Senior traffic police officers from around Europe will call for better protection of vulnerable road users at the annual conference of TISPOL this week.

5 Oct

IAM calls for return of road safety targets as Government data shows road death increase

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for a raft of measures to reverse the increase in numbers of people killed and injured on UK roads in 2014.

25 Sep

RoSPA overhauls fleet services division

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has renamed its Driver and Fleet Solutions division RoSPA Fleet Safety as part of a number of changes.

16 Sep

Lord Digby Jones highlights business driver death toll

Lord Digby Jones will highlight the number of business drivers killed in one year on UK roads by launching 515 balloons tomorrow (Thursday, September 17).

16 Sep

Brake provides training for employers on tackling drink and drug driving

Road safety charity Brake is urging employers to tackle drink and drug driving among at-work drivers.

16 Sep

red accident triangle on a road with crashed vehicle in background

MEPs renew calls for serious road injury target

The European Parliament has reiterated calls for a pan-European target to cut serious road injuries.

10 Sep

safety and risk management - Page 90

Routine eye examinations save 50 lives in 2015

Brake to hold seminars to help employers manage at-work road risk

ROSPA health and safety awards reach 60-year milestone

New book aims to take the stress out of driving

Tackle the most dangerous drivers, urges GEM

Four out of five company car drivers admit to motorway speeding

Fleet managers needed for TRL workplace safety study

New safety campaign launched after DfT figures show three people die each day on country roads in the UK

Employers urged to do more to tackle speeding

Former police advanced driver praises speed awareness course

Two-thirds of drivers fail to identify major symptoms of dehydration

RAC survey shows use of in-cab cameras has more than doubled in the past year

Risk Technology and CAS agree long-term deal to profile driver behaviours

77% of drivers don’t read Highway Code, DVSA says

Police chiefs call for greater efforts to rid roads of dangerous drivers

IAM calls for return of road safety targets as Government data shows road death increase

RoSPA overhauls fleet services division

Lord Digby Jones highlights business driver death toll

Brake provides training for employers on tackling drink and drug driving

MEPs renew calls for serious road injury target

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safety and risk management - Page 90

Routine eye examinations save 50 lives in 2015

Brake to hold seminars to help employers manage at-work road risk

ROSPA health and safety awards reach 60-year milestone

New book aims to take the stress out of driving

Tackle the most dangerous drivers, urges GEM

Four out of five company car drivers admit to motorway speeding

Fleet managers needed for TRL workplace safety study

New safety campaign launched after DfT figures show three people die each day on country roads in the UK

Employers urged to do more to tackle speeding

Former police advanced driver praises speed awareness course

Two-thirds of drivers fail to identify major symptoms of dehydration

RAC survey shows use of in-cab cameras has more than doubled in the past year

Risk Technology and CAS agree long-term deal to profile driver behaviours

77% of drivers don’t read Highway Code, DVSA says

Police chiefs call for greater efforts to rid roads of dangerous drivers

IAM calls for return of road safety targets as Government data shows road death increase

RoSPA overhauls fleet services division

Lord Digby Jones highlights business driver death toll

Brake provides training for employers on tackling drink and drug driving

MEPs renew calls for serious road injury target

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M20 motorway closure to remove contraflow in time for Christmas

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