HEALTH
AND SAFETY AT WORK –
KEY ISSUES FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT
Around 30% of all road traffic accidents involve
someone who is at work at the time – around 3,500 people are killed on our roads every year, and 40,000 are seriously
injured. Health and Safety law requires employers to ensure as far as practical, the health, safety and welfare of all employees
at all times, and this extends to the time spent by an employee on company business in any vehicle. An employer can’t
be totally responsible for how a vehicle is driven, but can certainly influence what the driver does and how it’s done.
Unrealistic
delivery schedules or appointment targets, inadequate training and poor maintenance of vehicles all increase the risk of road
accidents