What is Fleet Training?
Company Responsibilities - Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as it is reasonably practicable, the Health & Safety and welfare at work of all their employees.
The Management of Health & Safety and welfare at work Regulations 1999 places a duty on the employers to assess and manage risks to their employees and others arising from work activities. Employers must also make arrangements to ensure Health and Safety of the workplace including making arrangements for emergencies, providing adequate information and training for employees.
Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007. The acts sets out new offences for convicting an organisation when a gross failure in the way activities were managed or organised results in a person's death. (It will be corporate homicide in Scotland).
Developing Correct Attitudes to Managing your Fleet of Vehicles
In any one year, excessive and inappropriate speed kills around 1,200 people and injures over 100,000 more. This is the largest contributor to casualties; most crashes are predictable and are caused by thoughtless behaviour. Fleet trainers are expected to identify the individual needs of those who drive for a living or have to drive as part of their daily routine in order to attend meetings and other appointments.
In addition fleet managers have a duty of care towards their staff to see that they receive training in company vehicles. Companies of all sizes are constantly looking for ways to reduce their fleet fuel bills and general running costs therefore, increasingly become interested in Eco-Safe driving methods. Developing correct attitudes not only saves lives but can also reduce fuel usage by up to 10%, making training a cost effective option.
Company Benefits
• Improved driver standards, reducing the risk of crashes.
• Reduction in crashes leading to reduction in employee absence and vehicle costs
• Improved planning and Eco Safe driving reducing fuel consumption typically around 10%
• Less insurance claims reducing insurance costs
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