Driving Eyesight Rules
You must wear glasses or contact lenses every time you drive if you need them to meet the ‘standards of vision for driving’. Fitness to Drive.
Sleep Apnoea – 15% of vocational drivers could be undiagnosed
The statistics around Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) – the condition where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting breathing and disturbing sleep, potentially triggering severe daytime sleepiness – make alarming reading.
Drowsy Driving: Why businesses must wake up to the threat
40 per cent of all car, van and lorry drivers admit to driving while tired. We look at some of the effects of sleep deprivation.
Company found guilty after driver fatigue death
Following the deaths of two of its workers after driving whilst fatigued, a firm has been found guilty of failing to discharge its duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Fatigue: Returning to work safely after lockdown
What employers can do to prepare their professional drivers for a safe return to work after lockdown.
Driving for Work: Fitness to Drive
A guide which gives information about driver fitness issues, and guidance for employers on how to ensure their employees are fit to drive.
Driving for Work: Drink and Drugs
This guide provides advice to employers about the dangers of drink and drug driving and offers information on how to encourage safe practice.