Corporate Manslaughter Laws now have tougher penalties

A road accident involving someone who is at work is like any other workplace accident and the recent changes in the law mean to ensure that a company can now be held to account.

The HSE guidelines “Driving at Work” are a serious concern for most Transport and Health & Safety Managers, why? A road accident involving someone who is at work is like any other workplace accident and the recent changes in the law mean to ensure that a company can now be held to account.

So as a manager of a driving workforce do you honestly know if an employee

• Is taking Health and Safety policy seriously?

• Is fit to drive every day?

• Did one of them have that “extra drink” last night which put them over the drink drive limit early today?

• Did one of them forget their glasses this morning and said “Ah be OK”

• Is late for an appointment and trying to make up the time?

The truth is you can’t 100% say for sure, unfortunately you have to just trust them! However Route-safe Vehicle Management can do more than rely on trust!