Does your Driving for Work Policy stand up to scrutiny? Having a comprehensive and up to date driving for work policy is the essential first step for any employer with staff who drive for work. It is effectively a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Once you have a
Licence checks - how often do you check your drivers? Managing road risk starts with checking your drivers are qualified for the vehicle they are using. Most recruitment processes involve all kinds of checks – does the person have the necessary skills, qualifications, references required for the role? Unless the candidate is a vocational
Tyre safety - driver and employer's responsibility With over 1 million new cars being registered each year by fleets and businesses, fleet car tyre safety is important for both safety and economic reasons. Many incidents can be avoided on the roads by carrying out just a few simple tyre checks as part of the
Does your organisation need a driving for work policy? This year, thousands of health and safety experts visited The Health & Safety Event – the UK’s largest gathering of those responsible for running a safe and efficient workplace. One of the major draws at the event was our Driver Safety Theatre, where the question,
Health & Safety Event Awards 2024, David Phillips Furniture Ltd has been announced as the winner of the Best Driver Risk Management Performance at the Safety & Health Excellence Awards. It beat strong competition from major multinationals and organisations in construction, utilities, insurance and public transport. In shortlisting the winner and those highly commended,
A driving for work policy is how your organisation can demonstrate its commitment to minimising road risk. The law says that every business must have a policy for managing health and safety. A health and safety policy sets out your general approach to health and safety. It explains how you, as an employer, will
Any work-related journey during working hours is classed as driving for work. That doesn’t just mean delivery drivers and couriers – it includes employees driving to meetings and appointments, running errands, and driving to events. So, it’s really important to manage the risks involved for all of your employees who drive for work –
What should be included in a driving at work risk assessment? Driving for work is one of the most dangerous things an employee will do during the working day – up to 1/3 of all road traffic incidents involve someone who was driving for work at the time. If you manage drivers, you have
According to driving for work laws UK, any work-related journey made during working hours counts as driving for work. It doesn’t matter if it’s not usually a part of an employee’s regular role, or if it’s only a short journey – it counts as driving for work. That means you, as the employer, have
What risks are associated with driving? Driving for work is a high-risk activity for employees – there’s no question about it. Your duty, as the employer, is to do all you can to manage and mitigate the risks involved. Because you will be expected to prove how you have done this in the event
