Some companies view road risk as managing compliance and not managing the risk itself. Employers should have the basic elements of managing safety in place, but frequently there is very little actual day-to-day management.
Check licences: and keep an audit trailWhen was the last time you checked your employees' driving licences? It's worth keeping track: a survey by the Association of British Drivers found 48 per cent of company drivers had points on their licence. So what should you check? The validity of any new employees and periodically after that. If an employee is [...]
Ensure you have a risk management planAlthough the government has yet to decide on a definite date for its introduction, the draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill could see prosecution of negligent companies become much more common. The Bill proposes a specific offence of Corporate Manslaughter. This would make it possible to convict companies for corporate manslaughter in cases where they have [...]
