A new scheme will provide businesses across Essex with road safety training, in a bid to help them lower organisational road risk.
Data shows that more than a third of those killed or seriously injured on Essex roads are undertaking work trips.
The Business Driving in Essex programme, launched by the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), promotes the importance of understanding road safety legislation to business owners, directors and managers.
The programme’s experienced fleet trainers work to create a bespoke training package, tailored to each company’s needs. Education can include both practical and theory sessions, delivered at a convenient location.
Businesses will be trained on a range of important topics, including hazard awareness, perception and defensive driving.
The aim is to make organisations aware of the need for well-defined safe working practices for anyone driving or maintaining vehicles within their business – lowering organisational road risk.
Will Cubbin, SERP partnership manager, said: “Driving is a high-risk activity that many employees will have in their daily remit. With commercial driving currently equating for around 38% of all fatalities, SERP wants to bring these statistics down to zero.
“Business Driving in Essex training is essential to protect drivers and other road users from harm, and to fulfil the responsibility businesses must uphold in protecting their employees from future driving related incidents.”
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