• Meeting Health and Safety Obligations: With the Work-related Road Safety Task Group recommending that the Health and Safety Executive extends its scope to include at-work driving, and the increasing risk of company executives being personally charged with corporate manslaughter, it is important that organisations now take action to show that they have taken all reasonable steps possible to improve the safety of their employees, and reduce at-work road risk. Adopting a total risk management approach will be the main way that an organisation can show that it has met its obligations in this area.
• Commitment to Staff: Any investment in people is a statement to them that they are valued by their organisation. This is especially true of driver training where the benefits are realised in both their business and personal driving. In addition, proactive driver training will support the principles of Investors in People as it will help employees be more effective in their work, and will promote their safety.
• There is an associated reduction in costs to the organisation through:
  • Less fuel consumption
  • Reduced vehicle wear and tear and maintenance
  • Reduced insurance claims and premiums
  • Improved resale value
  • Less vehicle downtime
  • Incident costs reduced
  • Lower administration costs
  • Better absenteeism records resulting from reduced incidents
• Improves the public image of the organisation: A dangerous or discourteous driver can do untold damage to the public's perception of an organisation, particularly when they are driving an easily identifiable vehicle. At ATC we make a particular point of raising this issue with delegates so that they are aware of their responsibilities to the organisation in this respect.
• Improved efficiency: Fleet Risk Solutions can increase the efficiency of employees in the performance of their work duties. Drivers of specialised vehicles will be better able to operate those vehicles, and, overall, drivers will be less stressed and the driving element to their jobs will be less taxing.
• Promotes a health and safety culture: Fleet Risk Solutions will help promote an organisation's policies on Health and Safety and the development of a Health and Safety culture within the organisation.

• Experiences less stress and more enjoyable motoring - benefits which are transferable to their personal lives.
• Develops skills which promote their safety and that of their passengers and reduces the risk of personal injury.
• Develops a more conscientious and considerate attitude towards other road users, which will impact on their stress levels and reduce the risk of them getting involved in confrontational situations.
• Feels valued by the organisation who has invested in their training and who is promoting their safety.
• Improves efficiency in their work through the confidence that better control of vehicles achieves.