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!!!