Take a bow – fleet bosses praised for lowest road deaths
Fleet managers should claim a degree of credit for helping the annual road death toll fall below 2,000 for the first time since records began.
That’s the view of Neville Briggs, MD of CFC Solutions, who believes that a focus on safety and successful risk policies put in place by fleet bosses have contributed towards capping road deaths last year to 1,857 [full story].
In the same breath, Mr Briggs urged fleet operators not to rest on their laurels and view the achievement as an encouraging catalyst towards a lower death toll for 2011.
“These are excellent figures,” commented Neville, “but they should not be seen as a sign that fleets can start to relax when it comes to the issue of safety.
“Instead, there is a strong possibility that the risk management policies that have been adopted in recent years have made a contribution to these results.”
Box-tickers
Safety has taken centre stage for many a fleet in recent years, added Mr Briggs.
“There are, of course, fleets for whom risk management remains a box-ticking exercise but there are many others that have generated a high level of interest in the subject of safety at all levels from management to drivers,” he explained.
“It is now eight years since the ground breaking ‘Driving at Work’ fleet risk guidance was released by the Health and Safety Executive and during that time fleet treatment of the issue of safety has changed beyond all recognition.
“The challenge now is to play a part in driving the figures for death and injury on the roads lower still.”
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