Two crucial factors for managing road safety at work Safety must be embraced from the top and the bottom of an organisation to have sustained and measurable impact. Let us outline why. Great safety initiatives – the kind that transform cultures, save lives and improve bottom lines – have two crucial factors. Firstly, they
Protecting people is cultural Paul Bowmaker is associate director for transport services at NHS Health Gateshead Foundation Trust. As such he is responsible for many kinds of health-oriented service delivery – so ensuring no one comes to harm on the roads is central to his fleet philosophy. Paul oversees 120 vehicles including e-bikes, motorbikes,
External standards can be very useful to all fleets in terms of managing, documenting and proving best practice and compliance. There are many different standards available to operators, and some will be more applicable or useful to your operation than others. We will highlight some of the most common and provide more details about
“You drive for a living, a van, a truck, a lorry. You take care of the load in the back, but what about the load on your shoulders?” World Suicide Prevention Day - 10th September 2022 An estimated 703,000 people a year take their life around the world. For every suicide, there are likely
Entries are now open for the Fleet and Industry categories in the prestigious What Van? Awards 2023 and we're delighted to announce that the Driving for Better Business Programme is supporting these awards by sponsoring the Risk Management Award. In this category the judges will be looking for companies or
1st September 2022 Jessica Truong On a mission to end road deaths globally: Jessica Truong, Secretary General of the Towards Zero Foundation Jessica Truong talks almost without pausing and every word she says is clear, concise and makes absolute sense. We catch her on a return from a UN high-level meeting in New
Decarbonising - net zero by 2035 John Lewis Partnership have recently announced their plan to decarbonise their vehicle fleet, with the aim to become fossil-fuel free by 2030 and net zero by 2035. They are currently trialling electric vehicles in their eComm fleet and Home Services team. They have 59% of their heavy trucks
2nd August 2022 Ruth Gore, Sue Smith & Rachel Darling Love Ruth, Sue, and Rachel: Working together to make roads in Humberside safer There are a few regional road safety partnerships around the UK, but Humberside’s is special, as it’s one of the few where the key team members operate in the
Police use covert lorry to catch dangerous drivers Vision Zero, the road safety partnership working to stop all fatal and serious collisions in Devon and Cornwall by 2040, has recently released a video showing what they saw when the Devon & Cornwall Police joined forces with National Highways to spot driving offences. Fleet Managers
Reducing the risk The THINK! team has launched the next phase of its campaign to promote the recent changes to the Highway Code, the aim of which is to foster mutual respect between all road users, which of course includes those who drive for work. The ‘Travel Like You Know Them’ campaign offers a
