Do your employees drive as part of their job?

Any employee or member of an organisation who drives as part of their role should be given adequate and relevant driver training. And it is your responsibilty to provide it. Failure to do so could result in hefty fines!

What must you do to protect your employees?

• As with other areas of your work activity, you need to have a comprehensive road safety policy specific to your business needs. This must be in writing if the company has at least 5 employees.
• You are legally obliged to risk assess your drivers, and the driving they are required to do.
• Training should be provided to drivers deemed at high or medium risk, with priority given to those at highest risk (e.g. those with high annual mileage, poor accident records or who were classified as high risk through driver risk profiling).
• Information on safe practices should be provided to all drivers, designed to eliminate or minimise the driving risks identified.
• Regularly review your risk assessments, taking in to account accident statistics within your business.

Why must I provide training to my drivers?

A: Various areas of law govern drivers at work.

Legislation requires that the management of any company has carried out risk assessments for all their drivers which should include provision of suitable training in relation to any driving activities carried out on behalf of the company. The most recent legislation (the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007) moves any responsibility for death caused by a companies driver on to the managers, where insufficient provision for training has been made.

What Training can  H&S Driver Developments provide?

A: H&S Driver Training tailor fleet driver training to your needs including online assessments.

H&S Driver Training offer advanced driver and fleet training tailored to your requirements. We cover all the main vehicle types, and their specific demands. H&S Driver training also offer training courses to practice the skills necessary to pass an advanced driving course with either RoSPA or the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).

Can H&S Driver Developments offer online assessments?

A. Yes H&S Driver Development have teamed up with Roadmarque to offer online assessments for your drivers.

The online assessment from Roadmarque is designed to assess the concentration and reaction times of your drivers and can help to highlight drivers with high risk areas who would benefit from additional driver training.