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ANOTHER FIRST FOR GOBYBIKE.COM UNIQUELY MANAGING YOUR MOTORCYCLE OCCUPATIONAL ROAD RISK Overview of Occupational Road Risk It has been estimated that up to one third of all road traffic accidents involve someone who uses a vehicle for work, this equates to thousands of collisions and deaths each year and makes work related riding a high risk activity. Managing your Occupational Road Risk is not just about implementing a plan to reduce road accidents. To manage effectively and successfully an employer must implement a total control and monitoring strategy for their motorcycle fleet which should cater for company riders as well as volunteer riders and those riding private motorcycles on company business. Those who are responsible for health and safety, but fail to provide evidence of adequate policies and procedures, risk prosecution and even imprisonment - the police have been trained to investigate beyond the immediate facts relating to serious road traffic incidents.
Who is responsible? The HSE states that, employers, managers and supervisors with staff who drive, ride or cycle for work, and in particular those with responsibility for fleet management, are responsible for ensuring at-work road safety.
What does the law require? For organisations to comply with existing Health and Safety laws, they need to ensure that: Vehicles are roadworthy and comply with road traffic laws and regulations. Employees and others are not put at risk by work-related road safety activities. They take responsibility for managing work related road safety effectively. Monitor and review risk assessments, and health and safety policies and procedures, on a regular basis. Consult with employees on health and safety matters.
Who is protected by the law? The law covers all staff that need to ride as part of their work, whether it a company or a privately owned vehicle. It includes staff that ride as a job, those who ride occasionally or for short distances e.g. travelling to and from meetings, site visits, and travelling to and from home to a non-permanent place of work.
What are the advantages of managing work related road safety? Reduction in the number of fatal and serious injury crashes and protect those who are responsible for ensuring the health and safety of staff, from prosecution and possible imprisonment. Additionally they will have the following benefits for the organisation: Fewer staff days lost due to injury. Less time spent on investigation and paperwork administration. Fewer vehicles off the road for repair. Fewer missed business opportunities, reducing the risk of lost orders and customers. Reduced insurance claims and premiums
Does your organisation need to set up or review its work related road safety policies? Organisations that employ five or more staff need to consider the following statements to decide if they need to take action. Are you and your staff fully aware of the laws relating to the Health and Safety of riding at work? Do you have a person in your organisation responsible for managing work-related road safety policies and procedures? Does your organisation have specific policies and procedures to cover riders, vehicles (company and privately owned) and journeys? Do you regularly check your staff''s licences and vehicle documents? Do you have rider assessments and training before riding at work? Are you confident that sufficient policies and procedures are in place to ensure that your organisation is not open to possible prosecution in the event of an at work collision involving an employee? Remember crashes are no accident!
What can we do for you? We have developed a comprehensive approach to the complete management of occupational road risk. Riders are individually assessed and the factors contributing to high accident risk are identified, then they are provided with tailored ongoing support programmes to minimise these identified risks.
We will deliver better riding within your organisation resulting in improved:- · fuel consumption · vehicle running costs · insurance premiums and policy excesses · rider attitudes · production · wear and tear · business opportunities · rider downtime · overall wellbeing and attitude
These can all be significantly improved through rider awareness and riding techniques.
Accurate records of vehicle repair, driving licences, risk assessments and private vehicle insurance are areas that need managing and can prove expensive to a business if ignored.
The key steps to implementing and managing an Occupational Road Risk programme
Risk Assessment Assessing the Risk Improvement Plan Hierarchy of Control Control Measures - The Rider
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