BENEFITS OF MANAGING WORK-RELATED ROAD SAFETY

The true costs of accidents to organisations are nearly always higher than just the costs of repairs and insurance claims. The benefits to you from managing work-related road safety can be considerable, no matter the size of your business.

- It allows you to exercise better control over costs, such as wear and tear and fuel, insurance premiums and legal fees and claims from employees and third parties.

- It also allows you to make informed decisions about matters such as driver training and vehicle purchase, and helps you identify where health and safety improvements can be made.

- Case studies and research have shown that benefits from managing work-related road safety and reducing crashes include:

• fewer days lost due to injury;
• reduced risk of work-related ill health;
• reduced stress and improved morale;
• less need for investigation and paperwork;
• less lost time due to work rescheduling;
• fewer vehicles off the road for repair;
• reduced running costs through better driving standards;
• fewer missed orders and business opportunities so reduced risk of losing the
goodwill of customers;
• less chance of key employees being banned from driving, e.g. as a result of points on their licences.

Promoting sound health and safety driving practices and a good safety culture at work may well spill over into private driving, which could reduce the chances of staff being injured ina crash outside work.