Nov

25

Do you take drugs?

By Fleet Risk Consultants

I am not thinking about illegal drugs here either.

I have spent the last few days dealing with a cough and cold, not man flu I hasten to add, just an ordinary cold. I my personal case any cold I get always results in a rather nasty cough. I …

Nov

24

Corporate Manslaughter Legislation – Drink and Drugs

By Fleet Risk Consultants

With this week being National Road Safety Week it is a good time to review this topic.

You may be asking what drink and drugs has to do with the Corporate Manslaughter Legislation, and you may be surprised to find out that the lack of a policy on drink and drugs …

Nov

23

Please help!

By Fleet Risk Consultants

Please can all the readers of my articles help the team at Driving Ambition hit their target. They are doing it in an innovative way and for a great cause.

Please go to this page to donate

Thank you.

In this National Road Safety Week we at Driving Ambition …

Nov

18

It is all about security

By Fleet Risk Consultants

Listening to the Jeremy Vine show yesterday on BBC Radio 2 I was reminded of the work we have done with various businesses and organisations to ensure that drivers are not injured by the objects in their vehicles. Things to remember are that anything you have in your vehicle …

Nov

16

What will you do for Road Safety Week?

By Fleet Risk Consultants

In a weeks time 23rd to 29th November is Road Safety Week in the United Kingdom. It is an initiative by the Road Safety Charity BRAKE.

This is the ideal time for you as a business to re-enforce the messages that your Road Risk Policies send, or better still take …

Nov

13

It is not just Gameshows that give away cars

By Fleet Risk Consultants

It is that time of year when the foolish people of the country give their cars away for free to any passing person who might like it.

I am referring of course to those drivers who come out of their house in the morning, start their car and then go back …

Nov

11

Lest we forget

By Fleet Risk Consultants

As a mark of respect to all those men and women who have died in conflicts around the world, there will be no other message today.

Take a moment at 11am today to consider all those who have died in the service of their country.

Nov

6

Why it is essential for business that the HSE make changes to RIDDOR

By Fleet Risk Consultants

The Health and Safety Executive bases its accident statistics on a a piece of legislation called ‘The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995′(RIDDOR). Using the information provided under this regulation they can prepare very accurate statistics for injuries and fatal accidents in industry in the United …

Nov

5

Remember, Remember the Fifth of November

By Fleet Risk Consultants

But will you be remembering this fifth of November for the right reasons?

I don’t know about you, but I love fireworks, I love the bangs and the flashes, the oooo’s and the aah’s, the bright lights and spending the evening with friends and family. But if you are not …

Nov

4

Dealing with non-UK employees who drive

By Fleet Risk Consultants

Whilst I was at a recent meeting we had a discussion about how to deal with drivers who hold a non-UK driving licence and more particularly drivers from within the European Union.

Managing your ‘duty of care’ can be tricky with European drivers as it is illegal to discriminate …