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Brake 'alarmed' by fleet safety survey
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A BENCHMARKING website set up by road safety campaign group Brake has found that 35% of fleet operators do not fully comply with safety laws.
Brake set up the Fleet Safety Benchmarking project in April with funding from Interactive Driving Systems and the Department for Transport to help fleet operators manage their road risk effectively.
So far 170 fleet managers have signed up and answered the 10 Fleet Safety Audit questions.
A Brake spokesman explains: "The free project enables operators to carry out self-audits relating to their fleet safety policies and procedures, and anonymously benchmark their company's crash data and safety procedures against those of other companies."
He adds that it is alarming how many companies are failing to take basic safety precautions.
"These results arc taken from a fleet safety website, and therefore from fleet managers who take safety seriously — it is worrying to think that a random survey of fleet managers could paint a much worse picture.
"However, we're encouraged that hundreds of companies arc signing up to the project and taking advantage of the service to improve their fleet safety policies and procedures."
Brake hopes the website will highlight areas of concern for companies and help them to keep up with best fleet safety practice. The spokesman says firms that take fleet safety seriously will not only benefit from fewer traffic accidents but also from reduced costs, a better reputation and higher staff morale — as well as fulfilling their legal duty of care.
-We would urge fleet operators that haven't yet used the website to sign up," he concludes.
• wwwfleetsafetybenchmarking.net • Other results from the survey indicate that: 053% of respondents do not have written, signed and dated safety, health and environmental management policies.
0 56% of respondents do not optimise their work schedules and travel requirements.
0 Only 54% give new employees a formal induction.
0 Only 58% have a system in place to maintain driver records.