Driving Forward Road Safety at Work in Scotland Presented by: Dr Karen McDonnell THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries The Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) was created to raise awareness of the management of occupational road risk (MORR) and to promote occupational road safety to companies within Scotland. This unique initiative is an online website which provides an information hub for businesses and signposts companies to information, resources and free practical support to promote MORR within their organisation. As businesses and drivers become more aware of their responsibilities, this will have a tremendous impact in reducing road casualty figures in Scotland. ScORSA is the fruit of a multi-partner working group initiated by RoSPA to help small and medium businesses get to grips with the issues surrounding occupational road risk. The website not only provides a wealth of information on road safety and step by step risk assessments but also provides access to free practical support from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and to local road safety officers. There are no costs involved in joining ScORSA. Companies wishing to join, simply sign up to the ScORSA Statement. This will allow them to enjoy free unique ScORSA resources including a free licence to 10 online psychometric driver profilers. Being a ScORSA member will enable organisation to be part of our endeavour to Drive Forward Road Safety in Scotland.

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Work Related Road Safety ‘Managing the Risk’ 1996 RoSPA Key Issue MORR 2003 HSE/DfT Driving at Work Guidance 2005 Partnership on Health and Safety in Scotland 2007 Scottish Action Plan on Health and Safety 2008 Partnership working between SCHWL/RoSPA Work Related Road Safety Seminars

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Work Related Road Safety ‘Managing the Risk’ "Companies have a major role to play in the health and safety of their employees, no matter what tasks they undertake. This is especially true when operating potentially dangerous machinery, and driving for work should not be treated any differently. I welcome this seminar and hope that as many companies as possible attend to benefit from the expertise which RoSPA has built up in this particular area over a number of years.“ Mr Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change.

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Work Related Road Safety ‘Managing the Risk’ MORR profiled as a major occupational health issue Highlighted that employers respond positively to networking opportunities and share best practice where there are identifiable business benefits Confirmed that key players can work effectively together influencing the agenda and effecting change

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Work Related Road Safety ‘Managing the Risk’ Recommendations 1:1 follow up, what actions taken in relation to MORR issues since attendance Action plan for establishing a Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) Update Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Steering Group, RoSPA, SCHWL, Road Safety Scotland, IRSO,SFRS, ACPOS, HSE, SAS, South Lanarkshire Council, Glasgow City Council, IOSH, Argyll and Bute Council, SCSN, FTA, Scottish Borders Council, IAM. Links established with; STUC, ALARM,ABI, RoADAR, SaFeD, 400+ organisations.

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Facilitate networking between key stakeholders Encourage joint working to raise awareness in organisations of the need for action on work related road safety Promote the exchange of information on new initiatives and best practise Establish a statement of common goals

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Promote ScORSA and best practice at partner events Contribute to the delivery of Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020 and to the GB National Strategy beyond 2010 Sign up to the European Road Safety Charter Provide free resources

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Statement ‘We believe that employers should manage at-work road risk within the framework that they should already have in place for all other occupational health and safety risks’

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Target audience: SME and ‘grey’ fleet ‘Managing Occupational Road Safety: an opportunity for your business’ Cycle of continuous improvement Proactive Road Safety culture On-line sign up to capture baseline, annual return to keep link, build ‘what work’s’ evidence base.

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

Do any of your staff drive for work? Do you know the range of vehicles driven for work purposes? Do you know how many miles your employees drive each year for work purposes? Are your works vehicles being damaged whilst in use? Do they use bicycles or motorcycles?

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Yes???? Develop a short statement about your organisations approach to road safety Communicate it to your employees Issue a driver’s handbook Cover any issues regarding grey fleet (own vehicle use by employees)

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries ScORSA resources MORR Guide for SME’s Driver’s Handbook Risk assessment guidance Grey Fleet Guide Free to download with option to add own company logo. Free Driver profiler

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Free advice and support HWL Advisers Road Safety Officer Network Scotland’s Health and Safety Community

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries European Road Safety Charter ‘The Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance will proactively encourage businesses in Scotland of all sizes, particularly SME’s to carry out action plans to improve safety on Scotland’s roads and to share their good practice with all other organisations that share the same vision’

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Next steps Raise profile of MORR within OSH curriculum Secure ‘buy-in’ from other stakeholders who can influence the agenda; insurance, leasing agencies, DVLA, fleet suppliers Lobby for MORR to become embedded within contractor selection process. Take forward RoSPA Young Driver at Work research

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Identify mentoring opportunities Uniform MORR policies/procedures across sectors Reduction in MORR related fatalities/injuries nationally

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries ‘Encourage and support the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Scotland) with the formation of the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance in order to raise employers awareness of the need to have a policy on the Management of Occupational Road Risk’ Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries All contractors working for the Scottish Government to have a MORR policy in place’ Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2020 (medium term)

RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries Opportunities for partnership working Opportunity to become ‘part of the MORR solution’ Opportunity to contribute to a reduction in MORR related fatalities and injuries

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