WHY IS DRIVER ASSESSMENT / TRAINING NEEDED?

Under the Health & Safety  Act 1974 – employers need to do everything reasonably practicable to ensure the health & safety of employees.

This will minimise directors' risk of going to jail.

It will also reduce costs – fuel, brakes etc.

95% of accidents are due to driver error.

In 2005, in the UK there were 27,942 accidents involving death or serious injuries (irreparable personal damage).

There were 3,201 Road deaths in 2005 -  of this a third or more were people travelling for the purposes of work.

214,000 people have their driving licence revoked each year.

One Company paid out £9m because  an employee crashed while using a mobile phone.

Can you afford these sort of consequences?