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Road Safety Awareness

Driver safety is your responsibility How aware are you?

Andrew Drewary FCILT MAIRSO

Monday 16th April 2018

Industry expertise

Dealt with over 37,000 collisions/incidents

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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

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Lets be safe out there!!

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

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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

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Speeding and hazard perception

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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

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Alcohol

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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?

Ryszard Masierak

26th August 2017 - M1 Guilty x 8 - Death by dangerous driving Guilty x 4 - Serious injury by dangerous driving Twice the legal limit Licence revoked 37 days earlier

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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

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Drugs

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

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Mobile phones/portable equipment

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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?

Mobile phone/portable equipment

David Wagstaff

26th August 2017 - M1 Guilty x 8 - Death by careless driving On ‘hands free’ for an hour

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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

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Mobile phone/portable equipment

Medical conditions

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?

Harry Clarke

22th December 2014 – Glasgow 6 killed 15 seriously injured Failed to declare medical conditions

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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Finally!!!