Why We Need to Manage

Occupational Road Risk

Presented by: Kevin Clinton

Head of Road Safety

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

ROAD CASUALTIES G.B. 2010

GB SCOTLAND

Killed 1,857 208

Seriously Injured 22,660 1,960

Slightly Injured 184,138 11,156

All Casualties 208,655 13,324

LOWEST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN!

But almost 70 deaths and serious injuries,

including 6 in Scotland, every day

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THE LAST 30 YEARS

GB SCOTLAND

5,500 deaths Mid 1980s 640 deaths

75,000 serious injuries 8,300 serious injuries

3,500 deaths Mid 1990s 378 deaths

44,000 serious injuries 4,500 serious injuries

1,857 deaths 2010 208 deaths

22,000 serious injuries 1,960 serious injuries

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

THE NEXT 10 YEARS: SCOTLAND’S TARGETS

By 2015: (compared with 2004/08 average)

30% reduction in deaths

35% reduction in child deaths

43% reduction in serious injuries

50% reduction in child serious injuries

By 2020:

40% reduction in deaths

55% reduction in child deaths

50% reduction in serious injuries

65% reduction in child serious injuries

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

SCOTLAND ROAD CASUALTIES 2010

My very rough calculations

All Road Users

208 deaths = 29% below 2004/08 average

1,960 serious injuries = 23% below 2004/08 average

Child Road Users

4 child deaths = 73% below 2004/08 average

222 child serious injuries = 76% below 2004/08 average

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

BUT ...

■ Less Funding for Road Safety

■ Fewer road safety staff in Central Govt, Local

Authorities, Police & HSE

■ No road safety TV campaigns (except in Scotland?)

■ Fewer safety cameras

■ Lord Young’s Review of Health & Safety Law

■ Changes to RIDDOR proposed

■ Less Regulation & Enforcement?

■ However . . . . .

. . . . . in Scotland

■ Medium Term Commitment to 2015 for companies tendering

to the Scottish Government to have in place MORR policies.

■ Power to set Drink Drive & Speed Limits in Scotland?

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

THE NEXT 10 YEARS

■ Risk that fewer resources will lead less road safety

activity and to short cuts in risk management by

employers, leading to

More Accidents, Injuries & Deaths

■ At some point, economic recovery will lead to

increased road activity, again potentially resulting in

More Accidents, Injuries & Deaths

WORK RELATED ROAD ACCIDENTS

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

■ 25% to 33% of road accidents

are work related

■ This means there are 6,000 to

8,000 work related road deaths

and serious injuries a year

■ Around 30% of miles driven are

for work

■ Driving for work involves and

creates higher risks than driving

for other reasons

■ 20 people killed and 220 seriously injured a week in

work-related road crashes (HSE/DfT)

■ Company car drivers 49% more likely to crash (TRL)

■ Drivers with high % of work-related driving 53% more

crashes (TRL)

■ Company car, van, truck and lorry drivers have high

‘blameworthiness’ ratio (DfT)

■ At-work drivers higher levels of risk-taking (DfT)

DRIVING FOR WORK = HIGHER RISKS

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

H&S + ROAD TRAFFIC LAW APPLIES

Health & Safety LawDuty of Care

Risk Management

PUWER, etc

Corporate Manslaughter

Health & Safety Offences Act

Road Traffic LawCause or Permit Offences

Unlicensed, Uninsured, Unsafe

Mobile Phones

Speeding - Schedules

WHERE DO WE START?

Risk Assess the:

■ Work environment (eg, public roads, types of road,

journey planning)

■ Vehicles (eg, fit for task, crash rating, safety

features)

■ Drivers and Riders and any at-work Pedestrians

(driver skills/experience/attitudes, training, driving

hours, fitness, drink & drugs, etc)

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

■ Wide ranging management approach, not just

driver training

■ Senior leadership, involving several levels: Board level

CEO/MD

Divisional Directors

Department/Depot/Site Heads

■ Line Managers

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

DRIVING FOR WORK: SAFER JOURNEY

PLANNER

■ Free as pdf

■ www.rospa.com/roadsafety/

info/worksafejourney.pdf

Advice for Managers

Facts

Use Safer Alternatives

Reduce distances &

driving hours per driver

Overnight stays

Shift Arrangements

Adverse Conditions

Journey Planner

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DRIVING FOR WORK: SAFER SPEED

■ Free as pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/in

fo/workspeed.pdf

■ Advice for Managers

Facts

No inappropriate speed

Respect speed limits

Managers lead by example

Safe journey plans

Avoid incentives to speed

Vehicle performance

Monitor licences

Investigate crashes

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HELP YOUR DRIVERS STAY WITHIN SPEED LIMITS

Many drivers exceed speed limits

without realising it, especially in

30 mph zones

Display this poster in your

workplace to highlight simple

things drivers can do to help

themselves

Members: £4.85 + VAT (laminated:

£10.25 + VAT)

Non-members: £5.45 + VAT

(laminated: £11.80 + VAT)

Order from www.rospashop.com

or 0121 248 2233

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

DRIVING FOR WORK: MOBILE PHONES

■ Free as pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info

/workmobiles.pdf

■ Advice for Managers

Facts & the Law

Raise awareness

Managers lead by example

Do not expect staff to answer

while driving

No mobiles while driving

(hand-held or hands-free)

Plan journeys

Investigate crashes

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DRIVING FOR WORK: DRINK & DRUGS

■Free as hard copy or pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/wo

rkdrinkdrugs.pdf

Advice for Managers

The Law

How alcohol effects driving,

including the morning after

Levels of alcohol in drinks

How medicines & drugs affect

driving

What staff should do if they may

be affected by medicines

Staff who may have drink or drug

problems

Education & training

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

DRIVING FOR WORK: FITNESS TO DRIVE

■Free as hard copy or pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/w

orkfitness.pdf

Advice for Managers

The Law

How different types of illness

effect driving

Eyesight issues

Stress and mental health

Occupational health policies

What staff should do if they may

not be fit to drive

Pregnant drivers

Vehicle ergonomics

Education & training

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

DRIVING FOR WORK: OWN VEHICLES

■ Free as hard copy or pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/ownv

ehicle.pdf

■ Advice for Managers

If, when & how staff may use their

own vehicle for work

Cash for Cars v Company cars.

Minimum safety features

Vehicle safety checks

Document checks

Carrying passengers & goods

Safety equipment (seat belts, head

restraints, etc)

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DRIVING FOR WORK: VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

■ Free as hard copy or pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/vehic

letech.pdf

■ Advice for Managers

More fleets fitted with technology

PUWER applies

Different types of technology

Assess costs & benefits first

Set Criteria

Locate equipment safely

Train staff

Monitor effect

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DRIVING FOR WORK: DRIVER ASSESSMENT

& TRAINING

■ Free as hard copy or pdf

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/d

rivertraining.pdf

■ Advice for Managers

Duty to assess, train, inform &

supervise

Role of driving standards

Options for driver assessment

Identifying training needs

Prioritising training

Options for types of training

Training providers

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REDUCE FUEL COSTS

ECO-DRIVING

■ Saves the company money

■ Saves the driver money

■ Causes less environmental harm

DSA Trials

ECO-drivers used 5 – 17% less fuel

(av 8.5% less)

DfT Act on CO2 (www.dft.gov.uk/ActOnCO2/)

Smarter driving could reduce CO2 emissions by 8%

Eco-driving = safer driving (& vice versa)

RoSPA’s Mission is to Save Lives and Reduce Injuries

YOUNG DRIVERS AT WORK: COMBINED RISK

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/youngdriversatwork/

Young Drivers

Inexperience

Attitudes

Hazard Perception

At Work Drivers

Wide range of different pressures

and demands depending on the

nature of the job

Employers are perfectly positioned

to have an influence on the safety

of younger drivers

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YOUNG DRIVERS AT WORK

ONLINE TOOLKIT

■ Online toolkit

Activity Guide with information on activity

length, materials, learning outcomes, and

activity tasks

Facilitators Notes, our experiences with what

topics and conversations came up in the

pilot workshops

Prompt sheets

Evaluation resources

PowerPoint Slides

www.rospa.com/roadsafety/youngdriversatwork/

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DRIVER AND FLEET SOLUTIONSwww.rospa.com/DriverAndFleet/

For Managers

■ MORR Training

■ MORR Review

■ In-house Assessors

■ Driver Assessment

& Training

■ Awards

■ Licence Checking

■ Accreditation

■ CPC

For Drivers

■ Education Workshops

■ Driver Profiler

■ ‘E’ Learning

■ In-vehicle Training

■ Driving Test

■ Awards

■ CPC

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RISK MANAGEMENT

■ Don’t just jump into driver training

But

■ Do identify drivers with the greatest risk

Change driving tasks

Provide training

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