Your safe driving policy

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Why a safe driving policy?

Summary

The preparation

• Identifying how you use vehicles
• Identifying how the drivers use the vehicles
• Analysing your crash history
• Determining how much crashes are currently costing you

Writing a policy

The 'must haves'

• Choose vehicles with a high safety rating
• Maintain them properly
• Create safer drivers through training and eduction
• Address driver fatigue; distraction; speed and drink-driving
• Promote use of safety belts and other safety features

The 'could haves'

• Include some focus on fuel efficiency
• Use employee incentives for safe driving behaviour
• Incorporate your safe driving policy into the company health and safety policy
• Encourage healthy eating, sleep, work and exercise habits that assist safe driving

A sample safe driving policy

Making sure it works

• Encouraging everyone to participate
• Making people responsible
• Making sure your policy is followed
• Getting the message across - internal and external promotion
• Keeping an eye on your policy's success

Case studies

• Massey combats driver fatigue
• LG Anderson gets its staff on board
• Fulton Hogan BoP tackles idlers

Appendix A - Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Appendix B - ACC and employer responsibilities under the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001

Appendix C - Further resources

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Last updated: 30 August 2007