Managing Occupational Road Risk
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HARROGATE & DISTRICT
HEALTH & SAFETY FORUM
MANAGING OCCUPATIONAL ROAD RISK
Presented
by:
Kevin Clinton
Head of Road Safety
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS
ROAD CASUALTIES G.B. 2008
Killed
Seriously Injured
2,538
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
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
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)
Total
2,538
230,884
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?
4% of Crashes
6% of Deaths
34% of Crashes
62% of Deaths
62% of Crashes
32% of Deaths
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WORK RELATED ROAD ACCIDENTS
25% - 33% of road
deaths (800 – 1,000
deaths)
30% of miles driven
are for work
purposes
Millions of people
exposed to risk
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WHO USES THE ROAD FOR WORK?
Commercial vehicle drivers
Police
Paramedics
Delivery workers
Government officials
Social workers
Teachers
Emergency services
Vehicle recovery staff
Local authority staff
Delivery drivers
Bus and coach drivers and
At-work pedestrians
Anyone on the road as part of
Sales staff
service engineers
passengers
Voluntary workers
Motorcycle couriers
their job
Everybody in this room!!!!
Pizza delivery riders
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
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
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
LOWER FUEL COSTS
LOWER 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 to
develop and implement a plan which will deliver
results.
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
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:
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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
DRIVING FOR WORK: SAFER JOURNEYS
Free as pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/inf
o/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/inf
o/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
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
Mobile Phones & Reaction Times
TRL Research
102
Normal
Alcohol
115
128
Hands-free
Hand-held
148
0
50
100
150
200
Distance Travelled Before Braking at 70 mph (Feet)
Enhancing the quality of life by exercising a powerful influence for accident prevention
DRIVING FOR WORK: DRINK & DRUGS
Free
as hard copy or pdf
www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/
workdrinkdrugs.pdf.
Advice for Managers
The Law
How alcohol effects driving,
including the morning after
Levels of alcohol in drinks
How medicines & drugs affect
driving
What to do if impaired by
medicines
Staff with drink/drug problems
Education & 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/o
wnvehicle.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/veh
icletech.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/d
rivertraining.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
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
LEADERSHIP
Managing Director,
CEO, Board
Department Heads
Line Managers
Regular agenda item
High level Reporting
Feedback
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
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
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 assessment
tool, 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
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
SPREAD THE WORD
Conferences
Seminars
Staff Meetings
Appraisals
Internal Comms
Board Meetings
Education Materials
Staff 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
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
WWW.ORSA.ORG.UK
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
www.drivingforbetterbusiness.com
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries
www.rospa.com/roadsafety
RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries