Legal Obligations
Health and Safety for Driving for Work
Health and safety law requires employers and the self-employed to ensure so far as reasonably practicable the health, safety and welfare of all employees and to safeguard others who may be put at risk from their work activities. This includes when they are undertaking work-related driving activities.
Where police identify that serious management failures have been a significant contributory factor in an accident the Health and Safety Executive will take enforcement action.
This means you have to ensure you have all the correct policies, procedures, practical training and management duties in place. Most importantly you must have the written record to evidence that all good practices are being carried out.
The requirements you need to meet will depend on whether you drive a company vehicle or your own vehicle, are self employed, a small business with 5 or less staff or a larger business. DRM have a variety of packages that can be tailored to you and your business needs
The laws that relate to Duty of Care
- The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
