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MAINSTREAMING MORR:
Bringing risk on the road into mainstream H&S
Presented by:
Roger Bibbings
Occupational Safety Adviser
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS
RoSPA’s mission
“RoSPA’s mission is to enhance the quality of life
by exercising a powerful influence for accident
prevention”
‘Key issues’ to date:
managing occupational road risk (MORR)
accident investigation (Acc Inv)
director action on safety and health (DASH)
Road casualties G.B.
1981/85 average
1994/98 average
2003
Percentage reduction
KILLED
SERIOUSLY
INJURED
5,598
3,578
3,508
37
74,534
44,078
33,707
55
(approx 40 per cent increase in traffic volume)
Occupational road accidents: key points
800 – 1000 deaths per annum (‘at work’
drivers/passengers/ pedestrians, other road
users) compared with 450 RIDDOR
UK’s biggest occupational safety issue
Excluded from mainstream H&S
management/enforcement
Action needed on company cars and vans
Prevention focused on management not just
drivers!
MORR can contribute to national RS targets
(40% reduction KSI by 2010)
Who is at risk?
Commercial vehicle
drivers
Sales staff
Service engineers
Delivery workers
Social workers
Emergency services
Local authority staff
Bus and coach
drivers & passengers
Voluntary workers
Motorcycle couriers
Pizza delivery riders
Police
Paramedics
Government officials
Teachers
Vehicle recovery staff
Health workers
At-work pedestrians
Anyone on the road
as part of their job!!!!
MORR initiatives
1996/7: RoSPA seminars (Esso/EEF)
1998: RoSPA Guidance/ Stoke Court ‘Declaration’
1999: input to ‘Tomorrow’s Roads’
2000/2001: WRRSTG (Dykes report)
(www.hse.gov.uk/road/content/traffic1.pdf)
2002: ORSA
2003: New HSE/DfT guidance/RoSPA guidance 2nd edition
2004: New ORSA website/work programme
Causes of road crashes?
IMMEDIATE:
inappropriate
speed
inattention
falling asleep
travelling too close
drink/drugs
adverse weather
vehicle defects
highway conditions
UNDERLYING:
pressure/attitudes
distractions/fatigue
inadequate sleep
congestion
stress
poor journey
planning
poor maintenance
poor routeing
Employer impact on crash risk
Exacerbate
Too far
Too fast (incentives to
speed etc)
Unsafe routes
Unsafe conditions
Unsafe vehicles
Stressed, tired,
untrained drivers
Mobiles
Poor H&S culture
Ameliorate
Reducing exposure
Clear policy on speed
Journey planning
Safer vehicles
Driver assessment and
training
Action to combat
fatigue
‘No mobile while
mobile’
Clear MORR policies
Leadership by example
The case for action
Ethics, CSR etc
Legal compliance
The ‘business case’
Company values..
‘Nothing
we do is so important that it
justifies injuring our employees or
members of the public’
Major Utility CEO
The legal context
Two sets of law.....
HSW Act (‘safe system of work’, MHSW Regs
(risk assessment, management system)
(enforced by HSE/LAs but not on road)
plus
Road Traffic Acts, Highway Code, C&U Regs etc
(enforced by police, concerned mainly with
driver behaviour)
New HSE/DfT guidance
‘Driving at Work’ - Sept ‘03
(Accessible at
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg382.pdf)
• Explains how H&S law applies on the road
• Suggests approaches to risk assessment
• Suggests control measures/performance
review
• Signposts further information
• Highlights the ‘business case’
From HSE caveat …
“…. HSC’s enforcement policy
statement recognises the need to
prioritise investigation and
enforcement action. Current
priorities, as set out in HSC’s strategic
plan, do not include work-related road
safety ….”
Threats to the business
Accident costs
Lost business
Lost staff time
Higher fleet premia
Loss of morale
Threat to corporate reputation
Notices and/or prosecutions
Common law claims
Corporate manslaughter?
What are businesses doing?
MOST NOTHING AT ALL !!!!
but some….
driver handbooks
‘how’s my driving?’
licence checks
negative penalties/positive incentives
crash data analysis
driver assessment
DRIVER TRAINING…
Yes, OK BUT….
managing occupational
road risk is not driver
training….
Managing occupational road risk
means…
developing a
risk management approach,
i.e. putting in place the
policies, people, procedures
to
‘work the problem’ !!
Using the HSG65 framework
A
1. define policy objectives
U
2. organise and train
D
3. plan and implement
I
4. measure performance
T
5. review and feedback
Using risk assessment…
To help managers and/or drivers
understand:-
1. ‘How, when, who, how bad etc?’
2. Whether existing controls
adequate or more needed?
3. Which risks to tackle first?
Generic risk assessment
Review risk enhancing features of:
journey tasks
vehicles
drivers
Some key risk factors
Journey task (speed? fatigue? routeing? weather,
night/day?)
Vehicle (fit for purpose? properly maintained? Additional
features?)
Driver ( age, experience? fitness/eyesight/stress?
crashes/points? attitudes/competence?)
Preferred approaches to risk control
1. eliminate
2. reduce
3. isolate
4. control
5. adapt
meeting without moving
change/mix mode
reduce journeys/mileage
reduce hours/distances
optimise schedules
plan ‘safer’ routes
avoid adverse conditions
specify ‘safer’ vehicles
ensure maintenance
assess driver fitness
reduce distractions
alcohol/drugs policies
assess driver competence
prioritised driver training
Supported by…
Training for line-managers
Information, guidance and supervision
Performance targets/timescales
Emergency procedures/personal safety
Monitoring (from licence/vehicle checks to
‘black boxes’ to ‘how’s my driving?’)
Crash/near-hit reporting/investigation
Awards/incentives etc.
In-house policies needed for…
Speed (all staff to comply with limits)
Combating fatigue (preparation for driving, mileage limits,
caff/napping etc)
Night/adverse weather driving (avoidance)
Vehicle specs/maintenance (fit for person/purpose etc)
Driver fitness (stress, ill health, eye sight..)
Drugs/alcohol (including non- prescription medicines)
Mobile phones etc etc (‘no mobile when mobile!’)
Driver competence (higher grades for higher risk drivers?)
Data, data, data…
Fleet profile
Accidents/incidents
Vehicles (by type)
Reference
Drivers (status, age,
Claim? (claim no)
gender, experience,
Incident date/time
enforcement, training etc)
Vehicle type/reg no
Journeys/miles
Driver (name/gender/age)
Accidents/incidents
Location
Severities
Collision type
Causes
Blameworthy?
Costs (insured/uninsured)
Costs
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 joint team (H&S, HR, Fleet, SRs etc)
3) Develop an ‘action plan’ to:
• develop ‘management system’,
• assess risks, prioritise interventions
• set standards, targets, timescales etc
• implement
• monitor, review and feed back lessons learned
Team working and partnership
Professionals
Drivers and safety reps
Insurers/brokers (e.g. crash data feedback)
Vehicle providers etc
Local road safety organisations
Sector peers
MORR service providers…
RoSPA and MORR: where next?:
• Lobbying HSC/DfT to establish Dykes MkII
ORSA, membership, research group etc
• European liaison/international comparisons
• Focusing on ‘best practice’ via ORSA
• Lobbying to make MORR a higher priority
• ‘Meeting without moving’
• More MORR seminars/public speaking etc
• Progress review?
Government must …
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Accept WRRS is a major issue
Increase HSE resources for WRRS
Facilitate performance benchmarking
Link WRRS and site transport safety agendas
Enforce where necessary
Respond to worker/public complaints
Ensure liaison in crash investigations
Take high profile prosecutions
Lead the WRRS research agenda
Take a lead as exemplar employer
Some useful websites
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www.rospa.com (go ‘occupational safety’)
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www.orsa.org.uk
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www.morr.org.uk
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www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety
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www.airso.org.uk
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www.roadsafe.com
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www.pacts.org.uk
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www.brake.org.uk
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www.larsoa.org
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www.rospa.com/drivertraining
Challenge everyone to …