Safer for Business Drivers COSTS
Please browse these links for all of the relevant information for the COSTS project.
- Driving For Better Business
Driving For Better Business raises awareness of the importance of work-related road safety in the business community and public sector by using advocates drawn from these communities to promote the business benefits of managing it effectively - HSE advice
Advice from the Health and Safety Executive for work related road safety. - HSE FAQ's
A particularly useful list of questions and answers with accompanying PDF's. - RoSPA Road Safety Resources for Employers
Information for those who drive at work or have staff who drive on their behalf from RoSPA - Corporate Manslaughter information from CPS
- Driving on Business
This DVD is aimed at encouraging employers and employees to think about, and discuss, work related road safety (WRRS). The DVD contains 5 mini-movies to raise awareness of the issues most relevant to businesses - Information for Drivers of Heavy Vehicles
This guide explains all aspects of journey planning, such as checking if roadworks are taking place on the planned route, knowing where truck stops are and weather forecasts. - Guide to Truckstops in England
This guide uses Google Maps to identify resting places for truck drivers across the network, along with details of the service facilities available at each stop - Occupational Safety & Health of Road Transport Users (EU)
Managing occupational safety and health risks to drivers in the road transport sector can be challenging because drivers work alone, away from their base, and have to contend with traffic danger in addition to many other risks that are difficult for them to control. But risk management measures can be successful if they take account of how the sector operates in practice, as well as the characteristics of drivers themselves and the way they work.
- Fleet Operators' Association
ACFO provides access to an unrivalled wealth of practical knowledge on all aspects of car and van fleet management. - Occupational Road Safety Alliance
The Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ORSA) brings together employers, trade unions, local authorities, police forces, safety organisations and professional and trade associations. It aims to raise awareness of work related road safety and to encourage businesses to manage at-work road risk more effectively. - Operation Crackdown
Operation Crackdown
