WHY IS DRIVER ASSESSMENT / TRAINING NEEDED? Under the Health & Safety Act 1974 – employers need to do everything reasonably practicable to ensure the health & safety of employees. This will minimise directors' risk of going to jail. It will also reduce costs – fuel, brakes etc. 95% of accidents are due to driver error. In 2005, in the UK there were 27,942 accidents involving death or serious injuries (irreparable personal damage). There were 3,201 Road deaths in 2005 - of this a third or more were people travelling for the purposes of work. 214,000 people have their driving licence revoked each year. One Company paid out £9m because an employee crashed while using a mobile phone. Can you afford these sort of consequences?
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