Things you need to consider |
SMC Duty of Care...
What you need to consider A company has to pinpoint the typical 'problem areas' associated with employees on the road and then proactively implement a series of controls to minimise the potential resulting risks. Typical 'problem areas' can include factors such as driving whilst tired, unreasonable driving schedules or invalid driving licences – research by the Licence Bureau indicates 1 in 100 company car drivers do not hold a valid licence. This creates risk, and if it's your driver it's your responsiblilty – it's that simple in the law's eyes..so you need to be well informed. By refining the problem areas you can implement a tight series of controls, in turn providing a framework for a safer and more manageable fleet. Such a programme would include:  How a Fleet Safety Programme Model might look...click to enlarge.
Tended to regularly the programme will work to protect a company from the risks involved with driving – and done properly can protect a company or individual from the most unfortunate of circumstances in which they could be held legally responsible even though they had 'nothing' to do with the event. Proving innocence against such accusations is unquestionably invaluable. By now you might be thinking that you've got an idea of what you need to do to protect yourself from the risks. But you might not be 100% sure of all the areas you need to address, or you simply may not have time to consider, construct and put in place a sufficient Duty of Care programme that will protect you and your workers effectively. No problem. SMC has all the knowledge, the time, and the enthusiasm to make sure you and your drivers can all operate under a safe Duty of Care programme that receives effective regular attention to keep you in line with the law. What can SMC do to ensure I'm covering
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