HARROGATE & DISTRICT HEALTH & SAFETY FORUM

MANAGING OCCUPATIONAL ROAD RISK

Presented by:

Kevin ClintonHead of Road Safety

THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

ROAD CASUALTIES G.B. 2008

Killed 2,538

Seriously Injured 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

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)

TotalTotal 2,5382,538 230,884230,884

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

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?

34% of Crashes

62% of Deaths

4% of Crashes6% of Deaths

62% of Crashes32% of Deaths

25% - 33% of road deaths (800 – 1,000 deaths)

30% of miles driven are for work purposes

Millions of people exposed to risk

WORK RELATED ROAD ACCIDENTS

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

WHO USES THE ROAD FOR WORK?

Commercial vehicle drivers

Sales staff

service engineers

Delivery workers

Social workers

Emergency services

Local authority staff

Bus and coach drivers and

passengers

Voluntary workers

Motorcycle couriers

Pizza delivery riders

Police

Paramedics

Government officials

Teachers

Vehicle recovery staff

Delivery drivers

At-work pedestrians

Anyone on the road as part of

their job

Everybody in this room!!!!

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

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

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

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

LOWER FUEL COSTSLOWER 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 todevelop and implement a plan which will deliverresults.

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:• 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

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

DRIVING FOR WORK: SAFER JOURNEYS

Free as pdf www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/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/info/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

Enhancing the quality of life by exercising a powerful influence for accident prevention

Mobile Phones & Reaction Times

TRL Research

148

128

115

102

0 50 100 150 200

Hand-held

Hands-free

Alcohol

Normal

Distance Travelled Before Braking at 70 mph (Feet)

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

DRIVING FOR WORK: DRINK & DRUGS

Free as hard copy or pdf www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/workdrinkdrugs.pdf.

Advice for ManagersThe LawHow alcohol effects driving,

including the morning afterLevels of alcohol in drinksHow medicines & drugs affect

drivingWhat to do if impaired by medicinesStaff with drink/drug problemsEducation & 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/ownvehicle.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/vehicletech.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/drivertraining.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

LEADERSHIP

Managing Director,

CEO, Board

Department Heads

Line Managers

Regular agenda item

High level Reporting

Feedback

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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

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 assessmenttool, 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

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SPREAD THE WORD

ConferencesSeminarsStaff MeetingsAppraisalsInternal Comms

Board MeetingsEducation MaterialsStaff 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

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