This year has already seen big changes in the Highway Code (check out our blog – if you missed it) and now there’s set to be changes to the mobile phone law too. Come 25th March, the law tightens up on those drivers who use their phones to video, text, access music or anything else […]
Background MDEL Fleet Management is an independent fleet management company based in Chesterfield. Founded in 2017 they manage more than 500 vehicles for clients across the UK and Ireland. Challenges Faced MDEL needed an expert to support their clients with their driver risk management services, things like risk assessments, driver safety policies, driver safety handbooks, […]
We’ve spoken to lots of companies about why they brought us in to support them and how we’ve helped them. We wanted to give you a real picture of what it’s actually like to complete one of our courses, so we’ve started 2022 by doing just that – by speaking to one of our course […]
You will have no doubt seen in the press that from January 29th the Highway Code is updating its rules for all types of road users. Here Adrian answers your questions about what those changes mean. Why has there been a change? The changes follow a public consultation into a review of the Highway Code […]
Background DATIM is a long-established, growing, family business, which specialises in architectural Doorsets and Ironmongery for commercial, education, Government, healthcare, industrial, leisure and retail projects. Challenges Faced The company has a number of high-mileage drivers and DATIM recognises that driving is a high-risk activity. Requirement As a responsible employer, DATIM wanted to do everything possible […]
Even though we are in challenging times, we can’t escape the fact that we are heading into office party season and inevitably, alcohol will play a part at such events. Most people are responsible and accept that drinking and driving is a definite no no, however, there is a small sector of society who for […]
Today, Monday 15th November, marks a very important day in our road safety calendar, it’s BRAKE’s National Road Safety Week, the theme being ROAD SAFETY HEROES, celebrating the heroic work of road safety professionals, and explaining how we can all play a part in making journeys safer for everyone. We’ve also just seen the conclusion […]
When we entered lockdown, like many others, I could not help but worry about my businesses future and who would have thought that it would have gone on so long too. Being a half-glass full kind of guy, I knew I needed to think outside the box and figure out how I can adapt my […]
No one would disagree, we are living in extremely challenging times as the Coronavirus disrupts family and businesses life in a way we’ve never seen before, and hopefully never will again, however, we will come through this and get back to normal, that’s what we as a nation are good at. When we do, we […]
Did you know, employers have duties under health and safety legislation for their on-the-road work activities. The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSW Act 2) states, “You must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of all employees while at work. You must also ensure that others are not put […]