Brake Dates For Your Diary
Tuesday, March 2 2010, Birmingham
Fleet Safety Forum ‘Best of the Best Conference’ 2010 sponsored by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, will be held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham and will be opened by Minister for Road Safety, Paul Clark MP.
Thursday 1 July 2010, Warwickshire
The fleet and CV industry’s glittering flagship road safety awards dinner and dance evening. The Fleet safety Forum Awards for Excellence are a brilliant community event, bringing together people from across the motor industry who are passionate about stopping death and injury on roads through risk management. Deadline for entries – 12 April 2009.
Wednesday 2 December 2009, Berkshire
Meet the expert workshop: Matthew Avery, Research Manager, Thatcham – Preventing whiplash and head injuries (12.30pm-4pm)
Workshop for fleet managers and road safety professionals about minimising the risk of dangerous and costly whiplash injuries. In association with Thatcham.
Thursday 10 December 2009, Chancery Lane, London
Getting road safety in the news – media workshop (10am-3pm)
Tuesday 16 March 2010, London
Eliminating Driver Distractions workshop, sponsored by ARCO
This essential Brake workshop, back by popular demand, will outline the current legislation, explore the effects of distractions on driving and present research results from experts in the field, TRL.
Wednesday 12 May 2010, Huddersfield
Costing, implementing and evaluating a fleet safety programme
Get the inside track on improving your management of occupational road risk from leading experts in the field. This Fleet Safety Forum workshop in partnership with Interactive Driving Systems is a must for anyone with responsibility for improving fleet safety performance and cost-efficiency.
All workshops include best practice case studies, expert speakers and free resources for delegates. Previous workshops were rated nine out of ten by delegates. Workshops cost just £60 (+VAT) for Fleet Safety Forum subscribers* or £70 (+VAT) for non-subscribers. Book onto a workshop at the same time as booking a place at the Best of the Best Conference, and get the discounted workshop delegate fee of just £55 +VAT.
To attend the Best of the Best conference, the Awards or a workshop, contact Brake on 01484 559909 or admin@brake.org.uk.



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