How a fleet and driver risk management programme delivers tangible business benefits
Because we can all be better drivers
Driving is one of the most dangerous activities many of us undertake every day. Driving for work involves additional risks; that’s why the Health and Safety Executive explicitly says employers have a legal duty of care to any of their employees who drive ‘at work’, irrespective of the vehicle’s ownership.
Contents
- How a fleet and driver risk management programme delivers tangible business benefits
- Driving for work – the International, European and GB perspective
- Managing fleet and driver risk
- Case study: Greenhous Group
- Future of fleet risk management
Key highlights
- Road traffic crashes now represent the 8th leading cause of death globally [1]
- There is around 1 work-related death every 90 seconds worldwide [2]
- Over 25,000 lives were lost on EU roads in 2016, with up to 40% of those deaths being work-related [3]
- About 1 in 3 (31%) fatal crashes and 1 in 4 (26%) serious injury crashes, in Britain, involve someone driving for work [5]
- The pillars of work-related road safety are road safety laws, health and safety legal compliance, the impact of crashes on staff well-being, the cost of crashes to business and the maintenance of brand reputation
- It is an offence for a person to cause or permit another person to drive without a legal driving licence [9]
- It is estimated around 800,000 people drive without legal licences[10]
- Health and Safety legislation extends to work-related driving, as cars and vans used for business are now legally considered to be an extension of the work place [12]
- Health and Safety fines have increased significantly since February 2016 [14]
- People who drive hire cars, or their own private vehicle for work (the grey fleet), should all be included in any fleet risk management programme
- The hidden costs of a collision could be between 4 and 32 times the ‘bent metal’ costs
- Implementing a road risk programme can bring significant, tangible and financial business benefits
31%
of fatal crashes in Britain involved someone driving for work