HARROGATE & DISTRICT
HEALTH & SAFETY FORUM
MANAGING OCCUPATIONAL ROAD RISK
Presented
by:
Kevin Clinton
Head of Road Safety
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS
ROAD CASUALTIES G.B. 2008
 Killed
 Seriously Injured
2,538
26,029
 Slightly Injured
202,317
 All Casualties
230,884
LOWEST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN!
 But still 7 deaths and over 70
serious injuries every day
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
ROAD CASUALTIES, 2008
Road User
Deaths (%)
Casualties (%)
Car Users
1,257
(50)
149,169 (65)
Pedestrians
572
(22)
28,481
(12)
Motorcyclists
493
(19.5)
21,549
(9)
Pedal Cyclists
115
(4.5)
16,297
(6)
Goods vehicles
66
(2.5)
6,843
(3)
Bus/Coach
6
(0.5)
6,929
(3)
Other
29
(1)
1,616
(0.5)
Total
2,538
230,884
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
SOME MAIN FACTORS
Speeding
700+ deaths
Drinking & Driving
450 deaths
Seatbelts
Could save 400 more lives a year
Inexperience
300+ novice drivers & their
passengers killed
Fatigue
24% of fatal or serious crashes
Careless Driving
At least 400 deaths a year
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WHERE IS THE GREATEST DANGER?
4% of Crashes
6% of Deaths
34% of Crashes
62% of Deaths
62% of Crashes
32% of Deaths
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WORK RELATED ROAD ACCIDENTS
25% - 33% of road
deaths (800 – 1,000
deaths)
30% of miles driven
are for work
purposes
Millions of people
exposed to risk
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WHO USES THE ROAD FOR WORK?
 Commercial vehicle drivers

Police

Paramedics
 Delivery workers

Government officials
 Social workers

Teachers
 Emergency services

Vehicle recovery staff
 Local authority staff

Delivery drivers
 Bus and coach drivers and

At-work pedestrians

Anyone on the road as part of
 Sales staff
 service engineers
passengers
 Voluntary workers
 Motorcycle couriers
their job

Everybody in this room!!!!
 Pizza delivery riders
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK = HIGHER RISK
 20 people killed and 220 seriously injured a week
in work-related road crashes (HSE/DfT)
 Company car drivers 49% more likely to crash
(TRL)
 Drivers with high % of work-related driving 53%
more crashes (TRL)
 Company car, van, truck and lorry drivers have
high ‘blameworthiness’ ratio (DfT)
 At-work drivers higher levels of risk-taking (DfT)
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
H&S + ROAD TRAFFIC LAW APPLIES
 Corporate Manslaughter Act
 Health & Safety Offences Act
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
THREATS TO THE BUSINESS
 Hidden accident costs
 Lost business opportunities
 Lost staff time
 Higher fleet premia
 Loss of morale
 Threat to corporate reputation
 Notices and/or prosecutions
 Common law claims
 Prosecution (corporate
manslaughter?)
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
LOWER FUEL COSTS
LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT
ECO-DRIVING
 Saves the company money
 Saves the driver money
 Causes less environmental harm
DSA Trials
ECO-drivers used 5 – 17% less fuel
(av 8.5% less)
DfT Act on CO2 (www.dft.gov.uk/ActOnCO2/)
Smarter driving could reduce CO2 emissions by 8%
Eco-driving = safer driving (& vice versa)
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
BUT, WHERE DO WE START?
Identify the risks and priorities first in order to
develop and implement a plan which will deliver
results.
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
THREE KEY STEPS
1) Where are we now?
• Vehicles, drivers, miles, crashes, causes, costs?
• Management system (policy, organisation, planning,
monitoring, review)?
2) Set up a team (H&S, HR, Fleet, Safety Reps )
• develop ‘management system’,
• Seek external partners
3) Develop an ‘action plan’ to:
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assess risks, prioritise interventions
set standards, targets, timescales etc
implement
monitor, review and feed back lessons learned
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: SAFER JOURNEYS
 Free as pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/inf
o/worksafejourney.pdf
 Advice for Managers
 Facts
 Use Safer Alternatives
 Reduce distances &
driving hours per driver
 Overnight stays
 Shift Arrangements
 Adverse Conditions
 Journey Planner
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: SAFER SPEED
 Free
as pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/inf
o/workspeed.pdf.
 Advice for Managers
 Facts
 No inappropriate speed
 Respect speed limits
 Managers lead by example
 Safe journey plans
 Avoid incentives to speed
 Vehicle performance
 Monitor licences
 Investigate crashes
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: MOBILE PHONES
 Free
as pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info
/workmobiles.pdf
 Advice for Managers
 Facts & the Law
 Raise awareness
 Managers lead by example
 Do not expect staff to answer
while driving
 No mobiles while driving
(hand-held or hands-free)
 Plan journeys
 Investigate crashes
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
Mobile Phones & Reaction Times
TRL Research
102
Normal
Alcohol
115
128
Hands-free
Hand-held
148
0
50
100
150
200
Distance Travelled Before Braking at 70 mph (Feet)
Enhancing the quality of life by exercising a powerful influence for accident prevention
DRIVING FOR WORK: DRINK & DRUGS
 Free
as hard copy or pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/
workdrinkdrugs.pdf.
 Advice for Managers
The Law
How alcohol effects driving,
including the morning after
Levels of alcohol in drinks
How medicines & drugs affect
driving
What to do if impaired by
medicines
Staff with drink/drug problems
Education & training
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: FITNESS TO DRIVE
 Free
as hard copy or pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/
workfitness.pdf
 Advice for Managers
 The Law
 How different types of illness
affect driving
 Eyesight issues
 Stress and mental health
 Occupational health policies
 What to do if not be fit to drive
 Pregnant drivers
 Vehicle ergonomics
 Education & training
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: OWN VEHICLES
 Free as hard copy or pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/o
wnvehicle.pdf
 Advice for Managers
 If, when & how staff may use
their own vehicle for work
 Cash for Cars v Company cars.
 Minimum safety features
Vehicle safety checks
 Document checks
 Carrying passengers & goods
 Safety equipment (seat belts,
head restraints, etc)
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY
 Free as hard copy or pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/veh
icletech.pdf
 Advice for Managers
 More fleets fitted with technology
 PUWER applies
 Different types of technology
Assess costs & benefits first
 Set Criteria
 Locate equipment safely
 Train staff
 Monitor effect
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVING FOR WORK: DRIVER
ASSESSMENT & TRAINING
 Free as hard copy or pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/d
rivertraining.pdf
 Advice for Managers
 Duty to assess, train, inform &
supervise
 Role of driving standards
 Options for driver assessment
 Identifying training needs
 Prioritising training
 Options for types of training
Training providers
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
MORR: A GUIDE FOR SME’S
 Free pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/
morr_sme.pdf
 Advice for Managers, Directors
and owners of SMEs
 Plan
 Do
 Check
 Act
A Guide for Micro Business being
developed
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
LEADERSHIP
 Managing Director,
CEO, Board
 Department Heads
 Line Managers
 Regular agenda item
 High level Reporting
 Feedback
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WORKFORCE INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNICATION
 Consult staff
 See what other firms are doing
 Seek outside help
 Make sure staff know their responsibilities
 Focus on team leaders
 Develop action plan
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
MONITOR/REVIEW
 Check licences periodically
 Track points/crashes/incidents
 Ensure accidents/incidents reported
 Investigate and learn
 Do vehicle safety checks
 Talk to drivers
 Review progress at least annually
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
RISK MANAGEMENT
 Don’t just jump into driver training
But
 Do identify drivers with the greatest risk
Change driving tasks
Provide training
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVER ASSESSMENT
RoSPA’s Driver profiler is an online Psychometric assessment
tool, which measures attitude and behaviour while driving.
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
DRIVER ASSESSMENT & TRAINING
 Workshops
 In-vehicle Training
 ‘E’ Learning
 In-house
Assessors
 Driving Test
 Awards
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
SPREAD THE WORD
Conferences
Seminars
Staff Meetings
Appraisals
Internal Comms
Board Meetings
Education Materials
Staff Intranet
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
CELEBRATE RESULTS
Internally & Externally
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
RoSPA MORR AWARD WINNERS
 Continuous, comprehensive & systematic
approach to MORR
 Wide ranging management approach, not just
driver training
 Senior leadership, involving several levels
 Work hard to get active involvement of staff
 Extensive monitoring and reporting
 Pro-active accident investigation systems
 Ban hands-free phones, not just hand-held
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
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