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Road Safety Awareness Driver safety is your responsibility How aware are you? Andrew Drewary FCILT MAIRSO Monday 16 th April 2018

Industry expertise Dealt with over 37,000 collisions/incidents

Industry recognition Awards • Safety Award* SHD Logistics Awards 2017 • Safety Award* CILT National Awards 2016 • Analysis & Action Award Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2016 • Fleet Partnership Award** Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2016 Nominations • Road Risk Manager of the Year Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2017 • Safety Award CILT North West Awards 2016 • Best Practice Award CILT North West Awards 2016 * In collaboration with Owens Group UK Ltd ** CILT Transport & Logistics Safety Forum Committee 3

Lets be safe out there!! 4

Do you need to consider change? Lets look at the following: • How well do you know your drivers? • What are the moral obligations? Improved road safety for all • What are the economic consequences? Prevention is better than cure • What are the legal consequences? Potential for criminal charges • Duty of care to provide a safe working environment • Driving is most dangerous work activity: 600 deaths to 144 deaths • Do you fulfil your regulatory obligations? Public Inquiry, FORS, CLOCS

Things to think about Things we are going to cover: • Speeding and hazard perception • Alcohol • Drugs • Mobile phones/portable equipment • Medical conditions • Technology • Load Security 6

Speeding and hazard perception 7

Speeding and hazard perception The need not to speed! • When was the last time your drivers read the Highway Code? • How many vehicles on the UK roads? • Vans 11% - Motorcycles 3.5% - HGVs 1.3% - Taxis 0.8% - Buses 0.44% • Are ‘vehicle driver’ reputations justified? • Society/customers are driving the need to speed • Do you have and implement a speeding policy? • Do your drivers know what is? • What are the consequences and current penalties? • Personal • Corporate 8

Alcohol 9

Alcohol 26 th August 2017 - M1 When non for the road is the only answer! Ryszard Masierak Guilty x 8 - Death by dangerous driving • Which month are you most likely to be caught drink/drug driving? Guilty x 4 - Serious injury by dangerous driving Twice the legal limit • The morning after! Licence revoked 37 days earlier • What are the current limits? • Do you know if any of your drivers have an alcohol problem? 10

Alcohol When non for the road is the only answer! • Which month are you most likely to be caught drink/drug driving? • The morning after! • What are the current limits? • Do you know if any of your drivers have an alcohol problem? • Do you have and implement an alcohol and testing policy? • Do your drivers know what is? • What are the consequences? i. Personal ii. Corporate 11

Drugs 12

Drugs Fully aware or impaired? • How many drugs are illegal to take while driving? • Are prescribed drugs illegal to take while driving? • What must you remember if taking prescribed drugs? • What are the current limits? • Do you know if any of your drivers have a drug problem? • Do you have and implement a drugs policy? • Are your drivers aware of it? • What are the consequences and current penalties? i. Personal ii. Corporate

Mobile phones/portable equipment 14

Mobile phone/portable equipment 26 th August 2017 - M1 Wait to take that call! David Wagstaff Guilty x 8 - Death by careless driving • On ‘hands free’ for an hour Who has used their mobile phone while driving? • Who has pulled over to talk, check or send a text/email? • What about hands free? 15

Mobile phone/portable equipment Wait to take that call! • Who has used their mobile phone while driving? • Who has pulled over to talk, check or send a text/email? • What about hands free? • Who has called a driver knowing they are driving? • What is your drivers interpretation of the current legislation? • Do you have and implement a mobile phone policy? • Do your drivers know what is? • What are the current penalties? i. Personal ii. Corporate 16 https://youtube/UkjRvsT8f5k

Medical conditions

Medical conditions 22th December 2014 – Glasgow Fit to drive and stay alive! Harry Clarke 6 killed • Have all your drivers had an eye test in the last 12 months? 15 seriously injured Failed to declare medical conditions • Fatigue? • How many medical conditions are reportable to DVLA? • Has a driver advised you they have reported a condition to DVLA?

Medical conditions Fit to drive and stay alive! • Have all your drivers had an eye test in the last 12 months? • Fatigue? • How many medical conditions are reportable to DVLA? • Has a driver advised you they have reported a condition to DVLA? • What about short term medical conditions? • Do you have and implement a policy for reporting medical conditions? • What are the consequences of not reporting these to DVLA? i. Personal ii. Corporate

Summary • Engagement, education and re-education • Embed, implement and continuously manage policies robustly • Risks continue to change • Private life = employer risk • Drivers need to manage themselves – not just be managed • Do not assume your driver has told you everything • The need to challenge • Failure to know is a catastrophe waiting to happen • Have a ‘Disaster Plan’ in place

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