Driving is the single MOST dangerous activity that any employee undertakes on behalf of their employer

 

In most countries occupational road safety is becoming more important to both Government and employers, this is especially noticeable in emerging countries as investors want to make sure that any investment they make, is spent in a way that protects employees and communities.

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Occupational Road Safety provides an opportunity for employers to manage the road safety risks that they create during thier normal work OR is created by external factors that they need to manage to keep thier employees and the wider communities around them safe from harm. 

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In most of Europe, North America and parts of the AsiaPac region laws have been introduced to support occupational road safety and whatever system you as an employer puts in place, those laws must be accounted for.  

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I would recommend that your organisation has an occupational road risk system with some basics that include:

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An outline of your legal obligations for your country of operation or if its a global policy a statement that clearly identifies that the legal requirements of the country supersede any internal policy - you may of course have a stronger policy than the law requires but you can never have a lower standard. 

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Your system should then include the following elements

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• Corporate culture and responsibilities​

• Driver selection and management

• Vehicle selection and management

• Technology

• Journey management

• Vulnerable Road Users

• Incident management

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