If road traffic collisions cause as many as half of the fatalities to our workforce, why aren’t they RIDDOR reportable? Fortunately, few collisions have fatal results. But that means close calls and near misses must be investigated seriously, to prevent the next incident, that may be more serious.
When a collision happens: Who is responsible? Was the driver competent? Was the vehicle safe? What policies do you have in place to answer these questions? And if the worst should happen, do you have the right cover in place to protect yourself, your drivers, and your company’s brand reputation?
00:42 About Charlotte LeMaire
01:00 About Andrew Drewary
01:44 Andrew’s view on why incidents on the road aren’t viewed in the same way as those in the workplace.
03:12 The Health and Safety Executive’s increasing interest in incidents while road driving.
04:03 Do we keep our road driving competency and skills up to date?
06:10 What rules do and perhaps should apply to all who drive for work?
07:00 Driving your own vehicle actually loads greater responsibility.
07:30 What makes a good driver?
08:14 What are the consequences of a road traffic ‘accident’?
09:25 Good drivers are made by good managers.
10:35 The precursors to a police-attended collision. Have you got the right policies in place?
11:54 Have you controlled all the risk you can control?
12:45 Why investigate incidents as well as collisions?
14:52 Road risk is a serious matter. Are your investigations up to scratch and objective?
16:32 The consequences of the four-line investigation report.
18:29 The benefits of outsourcing investigations. Protecting the brand.
19:47 Do your company and your drivers have immediate legal representation?
21:28 What are you drivers legally required to do at the scene of a police-attended collision?
22:41 Why have processes to give your drivers legal advice, and the knock-on benefits.
23:52 The differences between 24/7 legal roadside assistance and a 24/7 insurance reporting line.
26:35 How legal privilege helps and protects drivers and companies.
30:55 Summary and close
These may also be of interest:
Our podcast on the HSE guidance on Driving and riding safely for work https://www.buzzsprout.com/925129/10302467
The HSE guidance on Driving and riding safely for work https://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/
The Road Risk Group webinar with Andrew’s videos of driving that leads to a collision:
Fair culture work on RSSB website:
Supporting a fair culture - creating appropriate plans after incidents (research project) https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-catalogue/CatalogueItem/T1068
Supporting a Fair Culture: Creating Appropriate Plans After Incidents https://www.rssb.co.uk/-/media/Project/RSSB/RssbWebsite/Documents/Affiliate/Affiliate-content/Improving-Safety-and-Health/nts-supporting-a-fair-culture-cop-guidance.pdf
Developing a Fair Culture (RSSB training course) https://www.rssb.co.uk/services-and-resources/training/developing-a-fair-culture