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Advanced Driver Training
We offer you a complete service in driver risk management, from developing the skill of a single driver to coordinating the Driving at Work safety policy of your company.
When you choose us to meet your fleet driver training requirements, your investment is completely free from risk with our full Money-Back Satisfaction Guarantee. Contact us now to discover how this will benefit you and your business.
Effective driver training significantly improves fuel efficiency as well as the safety of your personnel; particularly relevant in these times of high fuel prices. To see the likely effect on your own business of training your drivers, please click on the link above to use our Return On Investment Calculator. By entering a few simple details, you will see the true cost of driver training to your company. The results may well surprise you, as effective training is likely to save you thousands of pounds each year across your vehicle fleet. You will also receive our Insiders' Guide to Saving Fuel, to help you start reducing your costs right away.
How does advanced driver training benefit your business?
Under government legislation, companies have a Duty of Care towards employees when Driving at Work. Having an effective road risk management system in place protects you and your business from prosecution that can result in fines of £20,000 and much more. That aside, training your drivers brings other economic advantages, including:
- Reduce your fuel costs by up to 20%.
- Reduce your vehicle running costs through less wear and tear.
- Reduced loss of productivity due to fewer accidents.
- Reduced bent metal repair costs and hire vehicle costs due to fewer accidents.
- Reduce your insurance premium with improved safety record.
- Reduced fatigue and stress in your drivers to enhance productivity.
- Promotes a positive company image through well-driven branded vehicles.
Who is corporate advanced driver training for?
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Companies of all sizes, whose staff drive as part of their work (in either a company vehicle or their own).
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Drivers who are new to this country, who benefit greatly from UK familiarisation training.
Why is company driver training necessary?
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On average, 6 people are killed on British roads every day.
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According to the Health & Safety Executive, it is estimated that up to a third of all road traffic collisions involve someone who is driving for the purpose of work at the time. This equates to over 14 fatalities and 150 serious injuries every week (based on 2009 Road Traffic Casualties figures published by the Department of Transport).
How current legislation affects your business
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The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 requires you to ensure, so far as is reasonably practical, the health and safety of all employees while at work. You also have a responsibility to ensure that others are not put at risk by your work-related activities. This applies to every size of business, including the self-employed.
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Under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, you have responsibility to manage health and safety effectively. You need to carry out an assessment of the risks to the health and safety of your employees, while they are at work, and to other people who may be affected by their work activities.
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The Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 further reinforces the above legislation. Under the Act, employers have a Duty of Care to ensure the safety of employees driving for work purposes. The revised legislation makes it easier to prosecute companies for manslaughter following a work related death. Companies that are prosecuted under this Act are highly unlikely to face a fine of less that £500,000, no matter how small they are, according to the Sentencing Guidance Council.
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The Health & Safety Offences Act 2008 raised the maximum penalty that can be imposed by the lower courts, for less serious offences, from £5,000 to £20,000.
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A company with inadequate Road Risk Management faces severe penalties in the event of a serious road accident. The Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 allows an unlimited fine to be imposed on the company. Where gross negligence is evident, the Health & Safety Executive frequently work with the police to prosecute company directors responsible for Health & Safety. This can result in a custodial sentence.
What must you do to protect your employees and your business?
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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.
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You are legally obliged to risk assess your drivers, and the driving they are required to do.
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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).
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Information on safe practices should be provided to all drivers, designed to eliminate or minimise the driving risks identified.
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Regularly review your risk assessments, taking in to account accident statistics within your business.
What can All Road Training do to help?
We provide cost effective solutions that:
We can provide a full service or any component to suit your training requirements:
- Driving at Work H&S Policy Packages, including safety policies that can be tailored to your business, risk assessment templates and numerous other valuable documents to help you manage drivers and vehicles.
- Online risk profiling of your drivers.
- Online driver training modules.
- Online road risk management portals, to integrate driver profiling with regular licence checking, training and vehicle telematics.
- In-vehicle risk assessments of your drivers.
- In-vehicle Company Driver Training in cars, vans and heavy goods vehicles.
- Advanced driver training programmes.
- Driving at Work Safety Seminars and interactive workshops.
- Company Drivers’ Handbooks, specific to your business and including extensive safety advice
for all your drivers.
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