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Ed Pargeter Director, EP Training Leatherhead, Surrey
22nd September 2005, Page 38
22nd September 2005
Page 38
Page 38, 22nd September 2005
— Ed Pargeter Director, EP Training Leatherhead, Surrey
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Ed Pargeter has been involved in road transport training for more than 25 years. In principle, he argues, the new legislation is a good thing because it takes the blame away from just one person who may have been under pressure from higher up the management ladder to get things done, "The principle of it is welcome. Good companies don't normally have dangerous accidents; it tends to be the fly-by-nights. If bosses want to reduce the risks they should conduct safety audits on a regular basis and have a safety policy that is communicated to everybody.
"Sometimes an accident is due to a driver taking a short cut," he adds. "But will help the company's defence if it can show it had these safety procedures in place."