Fleet Driver Training
Driving is one of the most enjoyable yet dangerous tasks we perform each day whilst working. The course provided by System Group is to raise expertise of delegates to the highest standard necessary as well as enhancing their safety.
The course will provide benefits to both the employer & employee:
- Less downtime
- Reduced accidents and associated costs
- Reduced absenteeism offering greater manpower efficiency
- Improved claims experience
- Reduced wear & tear on vehicles, giving improved asset utilisation
- Improved fuel economy & reduction of annual fuel costs
- More favourable insurance premiums
- Enhanced brand protection whilst vehicles are on the road
- Motivated staff who will enjoy business driving
- Added protection from uneccessary litigation
Some employers believe incorrectly that provided they comply with certain road traffic law requirements, such as ensuring that company vehicles have a valid MOT certificate, they are doing all that is necessary to ensure the safety of their employees when on the road. Health and safety law requires employers, and the self-employed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practical, the health, safety and welfare of all employees, at all times.
Employers also have a responsibility to ensure that others are not put at risk by the work activities of their employees. Although the driver is ultimately responsible for how a vehicle is driven on the road the employer can have a significant influence on what the driver does. For example, the imposition of unrealistic delivery schedules, inadequate training and failure to properly maintain vehicles all increase the risk of road accidents.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require every employer to carry out an assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees, or themselves, whilst they are at work, and to other people who may be affected by their work activities. This includes any driving activity on the road.
The regulations require the risk assessment to be reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains valid. Employers should consider the risks to employees on the road in the same way as for those in a workplace.