Driving Services launches Duty of Care Compliance Package - 1st Feb 2006

Driving Services has just launched a brand new service for Fleet customers, entitled The Duty of Care Compliance package. It is deisgned to assist those Fleet Managers who may be confused or uncertain about what they have to do to comply with their responsibilities and legal obligations in relation to Driving at Work.

The Duty of Care Compliance Package incorporates the following steps :

Step 1 : A review of your current procedures.

Our Motor Fleet Risk Manager will visit your organisation to review your current procedures with regard to Work Related Road Safety. The in-depth information and feedback report you receive will allow you to create, or update your policies and procedures to comply with the Health & Safety Executive's Guidelines on Work Related Road Safety.

Step 2 : Risk assessments of your drivers, and if appropriate, on-line training for those identified as High Risk.

Over the last five years we have invested substantial resources in our Driving Monitor On-line Driver Management tool. We can provide you with a suite of on-line PC based packages that will allow you to quickly and easily risk assess your drivers, and provide on-line training to those requiring it. Driving Monitor will carry out all those laborious administrative tasks that you need to do to keep on top of your fleet and keep a complete audit trail of driver activity. For example it will alert you if a driver has gained penalty points that may disqualify them from driving - it will even carry out the administrative burden of licence verification for you.

Step 3 : The provision of on-road training sessions for those who are high risk

All our trainers are on the DSA ADI register at either Grade 6 or 6 and have a wealth of experience in fleet training.

The package cost starts from just £100 per driver and is based on providing services for :

• A minimum fleet size of 60+ vehicles, quotes for the Complete Compliance Package for 'smaller fleets can be provided on demand.
• Providing practical training for those drivers that achieve a high risk after taking part in the on-line driver risk assessment package. Based on a 1:1 3.5 hours on road training training. Our experience shows that on average 40% of drivers achieve a high risk.

For more information return to our Home Page and allow your mouse to hover over the Work Related Road Safety section - then select - The Services we offer. Then select the topic entitled Duty of Care Compliance package. This gives you more details about what the package includes.