Road Safety Week 2024: Committing to higher standards of safety

18 November 2024

“Those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm in the event of a collision bear the greatest responsibility to take care and reduce the danger they pose to others.” This is rule H1 of the highway code. Businesses responsible for operating and maintaining bus and coach, LGVs and HGVs should be holding their employees to the highest standards of safety to prevent avoidable accidents, and the subsequent financial and legal implications on the organisation.

The theme of this year’s Road Safety Week is ‘After the crash, every road victim counts’. While reports show a decline in road deaths since 2022, the picture is far from perfect. For instance, while the number of fatalities in bus and coach were smaller compared to other vehicle types, reports indicate an increase in the trend.

The report also shines the spotlight on three contributing factors with the largest number of collisions – speed, behaviour or inexperience, and distraction or impairment.

How can business owners or those responsible for operations improve safety standards within their organisations and embed ‘safety as a cultural trait’ so it becomes second nature?

Join us for our Road Safety Week special webinar on 20 November at 12pm with Nick Elliott, Chair, IRTE PSC and James Backhouse, Legal Director, Backhouse Jones as they delve into the real-life incidents that paved the way to new safety best practices that have been then integrated into organisational cultures.

Book: https://www.soe.org.uk/events/road-safety-week-2024-committing-to-higher-standards-of-safety.html