2016 Yearbook

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Safety
Campaigning
for road safety
According to The Royal Society for the Prevention
of Accidents (RoSPA) driving for work is the third
riskiest job in the world, after deep sea fishing and
coal mining. Road crashes account for 39% of all
work-related deaths in the European Union and
this number doesn’t include those driving to and
from work.
Throughout 2016 we campaigned to help raise
awareness of a range of safety themes for both
our own staff and other drivers and employers
in our industry. The campaign was designed to
help support the work of Brake Professional
which promotes road risk management and
helps organisations manage their transport
requirements in ways that are safe, sustainable,
healthy and fair.
Our industry has a duty to make road safety its
priority, no matter the size of operation. As an
SME, we were keen to share our experiences
with other small businesses to help promote
best practice.
“In the UK the cost to employers of
at-work collisions is estimated to
be more than £2.7 billion a year”
#notadrag
If you're caught driving with drugs in your system you face an
automatic 12-month driving ban and up to six months in jail and
£5,000 fine.
#slowdown
Breaking the speed limit or travelling too fast for conditions is
recorded (by police at crash scenes) as a contributory factor in
more than one in four (27%) fatal crashes in the UK.
#sharetheroad
¾ of all collisions involving cyclists happen at or near a junction.
Also cyclists are particularly at risk from large vehicles turning
left or manoeuvring, due to blindspots.
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