
Duty Of Care
Legislation
The Corporate
Manslaughter and
Corporate Homicide
Act 2007 came into
force on April 6,
2008. The law
introduces an
offence of corporate
manslaughter in
England, Wales and
Northern Ireland and
corporate homicide
in Scotland. Full
Wording of the Act
can be found on the
Office of Public
Sector Information
Website.
How can you minimise
your risks with
vehicle tracking?
Vehicle tracking
technology is simply
not a means of
saving money by
cutting fuel bills
and increasing
efficiency, it can
also save lives.
Companies using
vehicle tracking
devices have the
information at their
fingertips to
successfully manage
road risk and
provide hard proof
of your on going
commitment to your
duty of care
responsibilities.
Better Training
Vehicle data
tracking enables
fleet managers to
identify high risk
drivers who speed
regularly and
address such
problems, ultimately
stopping accidents
through driver
training. Fleet
managers can assess
risks by running off
speed analysis
reports at the touch
of a button.
More Breaks
The need for
company's to adhere
to a strict policy
on working hours and
miles driven per day
is vital.
Vehicle tracking
ensures that comply
with the demands of
working time
directive, giving
alerts when a break
is needed, stopping
drivers from working
too many hours
thereby helping to
eliminate the risk
of driver falling
asleep at the wheel
or suffering the
repercussions of
driver fatigue.
Safer working
conditions
Vehicle tracking
devices can
actively protect
employees. They are
particular valuable
for lone workers in
remote areas or
drivers delivering
goods with a high
value.
Safer Driving
Conditions
Integrating vehicle
tracking has allowed
companies to reduce
company phone costs
and less
interruptions have
resulted in fewer
accidents from
interrupting the
driver.
Less Stress
With vehicle
tracking, if your
drivers are running
late, your office
team can warn the
recipient in
advance, which
improves customer
service and makes
sure drivers don't
have to deal with
angry customers.
Duty of Care to
Employees
Senior management of
organisations now
owe a relevant duty
of care to employees
or people who
performing services
for it. Where a
corporate culture
exists that allows
dangerous practices
to go unchallenged
and a death or
deaths result, these
organisations and
it's senior
management will find
themselves liable.
Heavy Penalties
Companies can be
fined a minimum of
5% of annual
turnover for any
gross breach that
leads to the death
of an employee. Find
out more by visiting
The Crown
Prosecution Service
Website.
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/
Road Angel and Track
Your Fleet Can Help
A road angel fleet
tracking system is a
cost effective way
of managing your
vehicles, with
automated vehicle
capture providing
information on
vehicle usage,
servicing schedules,
driver behaviour,
journey reporting,
incident reporting
and any other
information required
you are compliant.
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