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Driving For Work
8X
Work-related road accidents are much more expensive than many employers realise. The estimated full cost can be €8 to €36 for every euro claimed on insurance.
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Driving For Work
95%
95% of all accidents are attributable to human error alone
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Driving For Work
1/3
It is estimated that between 25% and 33% of road traffic collisions involve somebody who was using the road for work purposes.
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Driving For Work
31%
of top Irish companies surveyed in 'Driver Wellbeing' advised they 'never' provide driver training to employees
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Driving For Work
72%
of top Irish companies surveyed in 'Driver Wellbeing' expressed an interest in using CBT to either train or proritise training of their drivers
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Work-Related Transport Safety
63%
According to the HSA, almost two-thirds of work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2008 involved workplace transport,
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Driving For Work
61%
of at-work drivers also admit to regularly leaving less than a two-second gap, compared to 40% of drivers who don’t drive for work
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Driving For Work
74%
of at-work drivers admit to travelling at least 10mph (16kph) faster on motorways, compared to 47% of drivers who don’t drive for work
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Driving for Work
45%
In a 2008 survey of 1,506 people by Nationwide Mutual Insurance in the USA, 81% of drivers acknowledged that they talk on phones while driving. 98% considered themselves safe drivers and 45% said they had been hit or nearly hit by a driver talking on a phone!
Source: New York Times July 19, 2009
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Business Case for Managing Work-Related Road Safety
Proactively managing work-related road safety makes good business sense as it protects both your staff and your business profit margins.
In addition:
• your legal defence will be better, should someone make a claim against you,
• your employees will be safer and have fewer injuries,
• your business will be more efficient e.g. less time wasted rescheduling work,
• you will face less disruption and potential brand damage,
• you are legally obliged to manage risk under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
Remember, approximately one third of all road collisions involve someone driving for work (that represented over 70 fatalities, in 2008 alone).
Also, studies in Ireland and the U.K show that, for the majority of people, the most dangerous thing they do while at work is drive on the public highway.
Irrespective of company size, managing work-related road safety can make a positive difference to your drivers, the community and will save your company money.
