Birmingham, UK: The Health and Safety Event opens at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre next month. The event takes place on 25-27 April when industry leaders will share their knowledge and experience on topics, including mental health, drug testing, fatigue, phone use and other distractions.
“Legal responsibility for driver safety sits at the top of the company in the same way that any other occupational health and safety issue does but, in addition to this, failure to manage it correctly is increasingly going to have an impact on a company’s ability to win new work,” says Simon Turner, campaigns manager for Driving for Better Business.
“We are seeing continued growth in the number of commercial vehicles, especially vans. The safety of those vehicles and the people driving them – and the wellbeing of those drivers – is gaining ever more importance among employers who realise that good management of those who drive for work is critical, and that good safety management and efficient, high-performing companies go hand in hand.
“For those who manage driver safety and occupational road risk, there’s a lot to learn, and a lot to communicate to drivers. We’re here to share resources, provide support and encouragement and help find any gaps in current operations.”
Driving for Better Business is a free to access government-backed National Highways programme, delivered in partnership with RoadSafe, to help employers in the private and public sectors reduce work-related road risk, protecting staff who drive or ride for work, and others who they may share the road with.
