Duty of Care Compliance Package

Aimed at : Fleet Managers who feel they need an uncomplicated package of services to enable them to comply with their responsibilities and legal obligations in relation to Driving at Work.

Today, the need for a Corporate road safety policy is paramount. There are 3 million company car drivers and a further 5 million drivers who carry out work-related journeys in their private cars  - 10 of these people die every day on our roads. Recent revisions to the corporate manslaughter legislation, which makes company Directors and other employees personally responsible (if negligence can be proved), have helped drive this issue up the corporate agenda.

Some employers believe, incorrectly, that provided they comply with certain road traffic law requirements e.g valid driving licence, insurance and MOT, that this is enough to ensure the safety of their employees and others when they are on the road. This is a total misconception. Employers now have both moral and legal obligations to ensure the safety of their drivers.

The Duty of Care Complete Compliance Package from Driving Services starts from just £100* per driver and 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 defensive driver training for those identified as High Risk or those who achieve 70% or less in any area of the assessment.

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 5 or 6 and have a wealth of experience in fleet driver training.

The fee per driver 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.