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Reco I nisin u safe achievement Last week's International Road
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Safety Awards honoured Scan la and BP for their dedication to accident reduction. Both received awards for their comprehensive approaches to driver training.
BP was praised for the 10-point driver protocol it produced as part of its Safer Driving Programme, which was rolled out over all its operations worldwide. Each area was expected to implement and report progress on the grass-roots adoption of the programme, and the company claims that by the end of 2004 it had 90% compliance throughout its workforce.
BP staff drive 1.5bn km a year. The
a benchmark against which an individual company's performance can be measured. Insurance companies are also vital when it comes to improving safety. "We have to get insurance companies on board hauliers are on such tight margins these days that they want an immediate return on any investment. You talk to them about training drivers and they want to know what the return is in year one, where in fact
company says that, despite better accident reporting, road-related fatalities within the company worldwide fell from 14 in 2003 to four in 2004.
Scania's award reflected the company's ongoing focus on safety in the design of its products, its commercial driver training schemes and its yearly conference which focuses on road safety.
Leif Ostling, CEO and president of Scania, says: "We're very proud to receive this award. The responsibility for 90-95% of accidents traces back to the driver. We can't just take responsibility for the technology; we must also develop the driver of the vehicle."
the return will come in year three or four.
"What we'd really like to do is to find E company prepared go through all its accideni data and become a case study or a best-practic€ guide. But at the end of the day you can't set them this sort of concept-they want somethin they can attach to the side of the truck that wit instantly improve their insurance premiums.
"There's some scope for change, but thc industry has to want it or it won't happen."