Essential Duty of Care

Department of Transport figures show that around 3,500 people are killed on Britain's roads every year. With 40,000 serious injuries and over 300,000 casualties each year, the Government is committed to an aggressive policy to reduce road accidents and has set ambitious targets for 2010.

According to the Health and Safety Executive, somewhere between 25% to 33% of road traffic accidents involve someone who is at work at the time. They have published ‘Driving at Work: Managing work-related road safety’, which can be downloaded from their website. It contains essential information on how to implement their guidelines.

In addition, we recommend you read the excellent ‘Managing Occupational Road Risk’ from RoSPA, as it provides essential information on the subject.

 

	The Law		Key Points
	Developing Duty of Care		Driver Training
	Car Checks		Speeding
	Private Cars		Mobile Phones
	Risk Assessment		Sources of Information