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County Personnel Recruitment Consultants Limited
53-57 The Parade
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5SB
Tel: 01628 851303
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53-57 The Parade
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5SB
Tel: 01628 851303
View map
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Corporate Manslaughter and Company Car Policy
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Health and safety is a major consideration with both company owned and employee-owned vehicles, particularly the corporate manslaughter issue. In addition work-related road accidents are much more expensive than many employers realise. The Health & Safety Executive estimate that the cost to employers is in excess of £2.7 billion per annum
There is a common misconception among employers that they are ‘off the hook’ if the employee is using his own vehicle and not a company vehicle for work related travel. In reality, an employer's responsibilities are the same. In an attempt to reduce this risk, some employers are moving back to providing employees who regularly undertake work related travel with a company car. However, there is no reason that effective driver safety polices cannot apply to employee-owned cars. A car or any other vehicle is an extension of the workplace if it is being used on company business. As such it is a legal requirement that the employer ensures that a proper assessment of the risks involved has been undertaken. To do this you need to: 1. Identify the hazards 2. Decide who might be harmed and how 3. Evaluate the risks and decide on precaution 4. Record your findings and implement them 5. Review your assessment and update if necessary Informative guides and tool kits to help you to formulate your Company Driving Policy can be found on the Department for Transport’s website:
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