The institution – if it covers work-related traffic and/or commuting accidents – cooperates with employers and road safety stakeholders to address these risks.
Guideline code
PREV_05600
Mechanism
Mechanism
- The prevention department should offer (or, alternatively, promote and financially support) safety training for drivers and courses on defensive driving.
- The prevention department should design and offer seminars and media interventions on aspects of transport safety (e.g. the proper securing of freight).
- The prevention department should provide to enterprises and their fleet managers information on up-to-date safety technology in vehicles (e.g. driver assistance systems).
- The prevention department should consider encouraging the installation of such equipment in new vehicles to be purchased by enterprises and the outfitting of existing fleets, through financial incentives or discounted insurance premiums.
- The prevention department should support enterprises to inform and motivate employees on proper vehicle maintenance and other aspects of safety and safe conduct in traffic. It should advise enterprises on how to contribute to road safety (e.g. by the enterprise organizing systematic vehicle checks, having shift plans which avoid rush hours and, possibly, using public transport as a safer mode of travelling).
- The prevention department should consider using traffic safety simulators to train and motivate drivers in a safe environment.
Structure
Structure
- The board should recognize that the institution has a responsibility for the prevention of road accidents.
- The prevention department should seek to cooperate with stakeholders in road safety, (e.g. relevant ministries, road safety councils, automobile associations).
- The prevention department should inform and motivate business managers and employees on methods of promoting road safety related to business transport and travel.
Title HTML
Guideline 41. Traffic and commuting accidents
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
60