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18/06/2019
Many employers fail to effectively manage driving risk on a day-to-day basis, despite being compliant with work-related road safety legislation.
That's according to Michael Appleby, a health and safety lawyer from legal firm Fisher Scoggins Waters, who has warned that many organisations go through a compliance 'tick box procedure', such as checking driving licences and encouraging defect checks, but then fail to translate the information gathered into practical management. Appleby warned this could put them at risk of criminal prosecutions or civil actions in the event of a crash.
Speaking at the first meeting of Fleet Service GB's new Achieve Driver Management User Group, he said:
"Too many companies view road risk as managing compliance and not managing the risk itself."
To read full article please click here: https://www.businesscar.co.uk/analysis/2019/fleets-told-to-manage-actual-risk,-not-just-compliance
Fisher Scoggins Waters are a London based law firm who specialise in construction, manufacturing and engineering matters. If you have recently had a health and safety incident occur in your workplace and require legal advice, please phone us on 0207 993 6960.
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