Throwback Thursday: workplace driving
In August 2007 SHP looked at the issues surrounding safety and responsibility with regards to workplace driving. Part of the article covered EU Regulation EC561/2006, which came into effect in April 2007, and aimed to establish clear and common rules on driving times, rest and break periods. It also covered the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations, which aimed to improve the health and safety of the workforce, and road safety in general.
More information on driving at work can be found here.
This eBook will guide you through some of the key understandings you need to be able to manage driver safety effectively and, at the end, provide a series of free resources you can access to help you ensure your own driver safety management system is robust, legally compliant and in line with industry-accepted good practice.
Download this eBook from Driving for Better Business and SHP to cover:
- Why do we need to manage driver safety?
- Duty of care – a shared responsibility;
- Setting the rules with a driving for work policy;
- Managing driver safety;
- Ensuring safe vehicles;
- Safe journeys and fitness to drive;
- Record keeping;
- Reporting;
- The business benefits of good practice;
- Additional resources
Throwback Thursday: workplace driving
In August 2007 SHP looked at the issues surrounding safety and responsibility with regards to workplace driving. Part of the
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