Road Safety
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act “Publicity Order” and £183,000 fine imposed
If you employ drivers then this Act applies to you. All your drivers need to be adequately trained and covered in terms of your business applying and maintaining the appropriate duty of care and health and safety regulations checks. You should take reasonable steps to ensure your staff are adequately trained in the use of…
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Road deaths decrease by 2% to 1,713 in 2013 compared to 2012
The Department of Transports final statistics on road casualties in Great Britain for 2013 showed a 2% reduction in those killed and a 6% reduction in reported serious injuries; child casualties fell 9% to 15,956. The Government hailed these as the “lowest since records began”. In reported road traffic accidents in 2013: Road deaths decreased…
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Over the counter medicines
If drivers are taking hay fever medicine which can cause drowsiness, do you have to take this into account from a medical point of view during a driving licence check? The use of over-the-counter medicines does not normally class as a notifiable condition with regard to notifying the medical group for DVLA. However, what you…
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From the papers:
New driving laws snare 200 a week: New driving laws clamping down on lane hogging and tailgating have snared nearly 200 drivers a week, and have been welcomed by motoring groups. The new offences have stopped a total of 5,472 since the regulations were instituted in August last year. (Source Daily Mail) More motorists eating…
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2014 Road Risk Manager of the Year Award won by Neil Shaw (Ocado Ltd)
Companies have been honoured for working hard to reduce road crashes involving at-work drivers during Brake’s Fleet Safety Awards 2014. Winners were announced at a prestigious gala dinner held yesterday (Thursday 5 June) at St John’s Hotel in Solihull, Birmingham. The awards, sponsored by Arval, were attended by nearly 300 guests – the highest attendance…
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FSB Business Awards 2014 Finals
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FleetWorld article highlights our Compliance Managed Services
A new web tool has been launched by the Licence Bureau to provide fleets with an integrated solution for licence checking and risk management/assessment. Intended to help provide firms with an auditable trail to show compliance with duty of care and corporate manslaughter legislation, the firm’s Compliance Managed Services are aimed at businesses of any…
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Brake and Licence Bureau survey finds fewer than half (44%) would dismiss an employee for driving over the legal alcohol limit
Brake calls for zero-tolerance on at-work drink- and drug-drivers Employers are being urged to implement zero-tolerance policies on at-work drink- and drug-driving by road safety charity Brake, as a Brake and Licence Bureau survey finds fewer than half (44%) would dismiss an employee for driving over the legal alcohol limit. Published today (14 May) in…
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Driving at Work – Managing Work Related Road Safety
More than a quarter of all road traffic incidents may involve somebody who is driving as part of their work at the time (Department for Transport figures). Health and safety law applies to work activities on the road in the same way as it does to all work activities and you need to manage the…
