ACC Fleet Saver. Incentive scheme aimed at encouraging the adoption of systematic management...

ACC Fleet Saver

Incentive scheme aimed at encouraging the adoption of systematic management practices that will result in improved:

What is the Fleet Saver Programme?

– road safety– workplace injuries prevention – fuel savings – fleet viability and profitability – transport productivity

• Modelled on: – WSMP

– Australian heavy vehicle schemes

– OSH injury prevention

• Incentives include reduced levy on ACC portion of vehicle licence fee

• Specific audit standards must be met

• Determined by ACC-approved on-site audit

• Road safety best practice consistent with HSE Amendment Act 1992

Safer Journeys strategy: Safe System

• Human error – People make mistakes and crashes are inevitable

• Human vulnerability – The human body has a limited ability to withstand crash forces

• Shared responsibility - System designers and system users must all shared responsibility for managing crash forces to a level that does not result in death or serious injury.

• All of system approach - It will take a whole-of-system approach to implement the Government’s Safe System priority.

Why is ACC doing this?

Risk reduction

Chances of making a mistake or error that could result in a crash are dependent on:

• safety systems employed by operator

• roads being driven on

• vehicle condition and performance

• driver characteristics, external influences,

physical and mental state

Changing safety culture (beyond compliance

The fleet operator has primary responsibility for safety within their organisation

The fleet operator: • Sets the standards of behaviour• Hires, fires and arranges for the training of staff• Purchases or leases the vehicles• Decides on maintenance priorities• Determines the safety culture within

the organisation

• Fleets with good safety management systems have less than ½ the crash rate of those that don’t irrespective of fault

• Crash rates halved when safety management systems introduced

• Uptake greater than 50% amongst combination vehicle fleets

What are the benefits?

Savings made: Alexander Petroleum• Achieved in 3 years:

– 18% reduction in fuel consumption (l/100km) – 50% reduction in incidents – 99% reduction in 90km/h speed exception

reports from vehicle instrumentation

• Four main factors addressed:– Management / leadership– Drivers– Vehicles– Journey

• 13% better fuel efficiency• 75% reduction in speeding

events (over 95km/hr)• 70% reduction in idling• Significant unscheduled

maintenance events reduced• Improved tyre life• Improved supply chain

performance• Improved internal

communication

16 truck and 32 driversLine haul subcontractor to PBT Transport

Savings made:

Audit Standard

Levy reduction

Incentiveper vehicle

Platinum 40% $280

Gold 25% $175

Silver 15% $105

How does it work?

Fleet assessments

• Fleet operators undergo an independent audit to 8

standards

– 5 closely related to WSMP, based on NZ/AS

4801 and closely aligned to HSE legislation

– 3 fleet-specific based on TERNZ research

• Carried out by ACC-approved auditors

Selection and maintenance

Health and wellness

Emergency readiness

Driving

Hazard identification

Management commitment

Sub-contractor management

Hazard management

Vehicles People Workplace Contractors

Fleet Safety Incentive

Programme

– Regulations are under development

– Grouping policy is under development

– Interactions with ACC work products are being finalised

Go live 1 July 2013

Where to from here?