Road Safety
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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…
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Brake calls for ban of mobile hands-free kits
Risky hands-free calls at the wheel on the rise, as confusion about dangers persists Just over ten years after hand-held mobiles were banned at the wheel, Brake is renewing its call to ban hands-free kits, as a Brake and Direct Line survey reveals that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to chatting when driving. While…
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Safety message to schools
Licence Bureau and Skanska to deliver safety message to schools by conducting interactive training sessions in six high schools this year, reaching out to more than 1,000 sixth formers and potential company vehicle drivers of the future. Read the article in www.fleetnews.co.uk
