LONE WORKER PROTECTION
There are currently an estimated 14m grey fleet vehicles, owned or leased by employees and used on business, on UK roads with many of these people employed by SMEs or in the public sector. Many larger firms are increasingly trying to minimise their grey fleet in order to also minimise the associated risks and costs.
How many organisations have policies in place that ensure both owned and grey fleet vehicles and their drivers are safe to represent their brand on the road? All of them should. It’s the law and private ownership of the vehicle does not absolve the employer from their responsibility.
If an employee uses their own vehicle on company business, is the company aware of whether they have the right insurance? Does the vehicle have a valid MOT certificate? Does the employee have a driver’s license? Does the company have accurate records that can be quickly and easily accessed?
As more businesses engage grey fleet as part of their mobility solutions, and customer demand for ‘to-the-door’ delivery increases, organisational leadership – both employer and employee - must take a greater responsibility in ensuring driving policies and procedures thoroughly account for grey fleet as they would for company owned vehicles.
Most road users would agree that there is enough road-related legislation in place. Government
agencies and the private sector agree that promoting compliance with existing legislation is far better than having to use enforcement.
The way to reduce road risk is through organisational leadership and education, collaboration and compliance. That’s where the DfBB programme comes in and, in the case of organisations developing and applying work-related road risk policies, size does not matter.
Whether you are a small company with half a dozen cars or vans; or a large enterprise with a mixed fleet of thousands of vehicles, you can benefit from the support and guidance available through Driving for Better Business. It’s free to register with the programme and the resources are all free to access so there is no reason for any organisation, large or small, not to get involved.
The DfBB mission is to improve the levels of compliance for all those who drive or ride for work and to demonstrate the significant business benefits of managing work-related road risk more effectively. Ultimately, this makes the roads safer for everyone and at the same time can help you really improve your business: the question is why would you not take advantage of this free programme?
www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com
“A third of road collisions involve someone who is driving for work.”
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