Twenty road deaths each week involve people AT WORK.
As an employer, manager or supervisor you have a legal responsibility to ensure the health and safety while they are at work. Health and safety law applies to on-the-road work activities as it does to all work activities,
Benefits of managing work related road safety.
The true costs of crashes to organisations are nearly always higher than just the costs of repairs and insurance claims The benefits to you, your employees and the company from managing work related road safety can be considerable whatever the size of your business. Some of these benefits are listed below:
- Fewer days lost due to injury.
- Reduced risk of work related ill health.
- Reduced stress and improved morale.
- Less need for investigation and paperwork.
- Reduced lost time due to rescheduling.
- Fewer vehicles off the road due to repair.
- Reduced running costs through better driving standards.
- Fewer missed orders and business opportunities.
- Less chance of key employees being banned from driving, e.g. as a result of points on their licence.
- The possibility of cheaper vehicle insurance.
Contact us at Hi-Way Driving Ltd and we could help you to a safer future.
Vince Clark
01928 574368
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