Risk Management - securing your drivers, protecting your business

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, employers must, as far as reasonably practical, ensure the health, safety and welfare of all employees at work. This also applies to employees driving their own vehicles on company business.

Your company could face prosecution, including corporate manslaughter, if work-related journeys cause deaths to drivers or other road users, and your company is proven to have committed a gross breach of your Duty of Care. When considering this the courts will look into your policies, processes and controls that are set up in your company. And remember, alongside company car drivers, this applies to those driving their own cars on company business.

So, it is important to actively reduce this risk wherever possible. View Arval's Crash Event Film to see our controlled mock crash test and the impact a crash can have on a vehicle.

Helping you to Manage your risk

Managing this risk can appear complex and time consuming, but that's where Risk Management from Arval can help you ensure that you meet your Duty-of-Care legal obligations, while also enjoying many financial and business benefits, such as:

• A reduction in accidents, due to better driving
• Positive safe driving attitudes among employees
  
• Reduced vehicle and driver downtime, so less chance of losing business opportunities
  
• More efficient driving techniques, improving vehicle performance and reducing maintenance costs

If you want to find out more about the solutions we have to offer just click on Fleet Protect page.