Fleet Safety Audit
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Fleet Safety Audit |
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The recent introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Bill produced a flurry of enquiries about what is necessary to avoid prosecution. We are confident that any fleet is ’safe’ if the majority of the items below are established within a company culture. |
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| Starting point 10 questions to answer. (Answer the bold questions first then return to the detail or use the detail to help understand the questions) |
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| 1. Do you have an occupational road risk policy? | |
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| Is it comprehensive? | |||
| Has it clear objectives? | |||
| Is there a commitment to improving driver safety importance | |||
| Is there a time line? | |||
| 2. Have you done any form of risk assessment? | |
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| Has it been reviewed? | |||
| Does it include all staff ie management and employee? | |||
| Is the risk assessment in line with your safety health and environmental management (SHEM)? | |||
| 3. Do you legally comply with the road traffic act? | |
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| Plus all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements? | |||
| 4. Is their an organised leadership towards a road safety culture? | |
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| Do you have the ability for cooperation communication and the crossflow of information across all departments with responsibilities for SHEM | |||
| 5. Do you have a mobility and journey management? | |
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| Does your company optimise work schedules and travel arrangements? | |||
| Do you encourage compliance with speed limits | |||
| Do you follow working time regulations | |||
| Do you help employee’s comply with road safety law | |||
| Is driving avoided when falling asleep at the wheel is most likely | |||
| 6. Do you have a driver recruitment selection and induction policy? | |
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| Does it cover? - | |||
| Policy | |||
| Equipment familiarisation | |||
| Collision reporting | |||
| Fuel reporting | |||
| Emergency procedures | |||
| Vehicle checking and maintenance | |||
| Protecting brand reputation | |||
| 7. Do you have driver monitoring assessment and improvement? | |
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| Are driver records kept and updated | |||
| Does this include medical/health information | |||
| Do you check driving licenses and how often | |||
| Is there training records | |||
| Does each driver have a collision history | |||
| Do you monitor their fuel efficiency | |||
| 8. Is there consideration towards the drivers well being? | |
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| Do you have a well being programme | |||
| Is it for new and existing staff | |||
| Does it include health, stress and fatigue? | |||
| Drugs and Alcohol | |||
| Mobile phones | |||
| 9. Do you have a vehicle selection policy? | |
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| Including allocation and replacement policy | |||
| Vehicle construction | |||
| Driver and vehicle safety | |||
| Fuel efficiency | |||
| Environmental performance standards | |||
| 10. Have you identified specific risks? | |
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| Such as reversing | |||
| Fraud & Theft | |||
| Employees driving own vehicles | |||
