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13 September 2005 - RoSPA Cash For Cars
Seminar
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) will
be hosting a seminar on Practical Risk Management of work-related road safety
issues facing businesses on 2 November 2005, at Edgeley Park Conference Centre,
Stockport.
The seminar, sponsored by Toyota GB, will look at the safety of
Cash for Cars policy as well as discussions in such areas as the following:
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Employees own vehicles being used for work purposes.
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Problems with drink and drugs.
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Management of occupational road risk and how line managers and
drivers need to be developed to play their part.
RoSPA is in the process of developing a new guidance document
for bosses who have employees who use their own vehicles for work, of which
proposals will be outlined at the seminar by Mr. Kevin Clinton, RoSPA Head of
Road Safety.
Mr. Clinton said:
“Employers owe the same duty of care under health and safety
law to staff who drive their own vehicles for work as they do to employees who
drive company-owned, leased or hired vehicles.
“They still need to check if those vehicles are fit for work purposes and are
safe and properly maintained.
“Organisations with a ‘cash for cars’ option may wish to review this to see
whether the perceived advantages outweigh the disadvantages of managing staff’s
own vehicles. Adopting a ‘cash for cars’ policy does not absolve employers from
their health and safety obligations.”
Some of the subjects under discussion at the seminar will be as
follows:
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Roger Singer, Head of Avoidd, will look at the drink and drugs
problem for fleet drivers, such as the morning after effect, which could be
worsened by the extension of licensing hours policy.
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Melvyn Hodgetts, Head of Safety, Royal Mail, will look at driver
fatigue in his presentation on developing a risk management approach.
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Charles Davis, RoSPA Head of Driver and Fleet Solutions, will
look at how to develop drivers and their line managers.
Mr. Charles Davis commented:
“Driving is the most dangerous work activity that most people
undertake and we are pleased that more and more employers are recognising this.
Our seminar will give them up-to-the-minute information about
how to deal with this issue.”
Further information and booking form for the Managing
Occupational Road Risk Seminar can be accessed from the RoSPA Website by
clicking the following:
MORR - Managing Occupational Road Risk Seminar
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