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DfBB launches new report on leadership in risk management

By |2023-08-08T18:03:29+01:00July 10th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

PRESS RELEASE Survey uncovers UK employers are risking the safety and well-being of those who drive for work  Study of 1,006 UK employees and 255 C-Suite (Executive Directors) highlights failures by UK bosses to implement driving for work policy Failure of C-Suite to implement driving for work policy: Despite three quarters (75%)

Benchmarking your driver risk management

By |2021-08-26T10:19:54+01:00July 8th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

Benchmarking your performance Improving how we do anything in life can be very difficult without appropriate inspiration and guidance from a range of sources. Whether we’re trying to improve our fitness and skills to be better at sport, learning to play a musical instrument, or impressing the family with our culinary skills, we all

Ensuring high driving standards with agency drivers

By |2019-07-04T19:36:35+01:00July 4th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

Agency drivers should be as compliant as any other driver. Richard Owen-Hughes of Driver Hire Nationwide tells us how to achieve it. An important ingredient in the success of the UK economy for many years has been the high level of flexibility of its workforce. This flexibility has delivered a significant competitive advantage as compared

The landscape is changing around compliance

By |2019-07-04T18:54:45+01:00July 3rd, 2019|DfBB Articles|

Employers and fleet operators across the country, whose commercial vehicles are defective, or whose drivers break the law, are now coming under closer scrutiny Police forces around the country are increasingly working alongside other agencies such as the DVSA, HSE, HM Revenue & Customs and Highways England on initiatives that are identifying large numbers of

Mental health matters for van drivers

By |2019-06-28T09:06:55+01:00June 28th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

Many people across the UK struggle with mental illness; the most commonly reported afflictions are depression, anxiety, eating disorders and addictions. While mental illness does not discriminate – people of all backgrounds, genders and age groups are susceptible – there is one demographic that is likely to suffer the most: men. It is a

Highways England Motorway Driving Campaign

By |2019-07-10T05:04:46+01:00June 24th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

Highways England works hard to help drivers understand how to be safe and feel safe while driving on England’s motorways, particularly the importance of obeying red x and variable speed limit signs and what to do in a breakdown. Research by Driving for Better Business has shown that at least 85% of businesses use

Leadership needed to change behaviour

By |2019-06-28T07:50:12+01:00June 21st, 2019|DfBB Articles|

Leadership needed to change behaviour Managing Director of Amey Highways and Driving for Better Business Ambassador, James Haluch, explains why leadership is so important to managing occupational road risk. Leadership is the ability to influence and empower others, and as Managing Director at Amey it’s my role to be able to recognise the positive impact

How are your drivers dealing with floods?

By |2019-06-18T11:49:35+01:00June 18th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

With June set to be one of the wettest on record, and further flooding set to hit the UK this week, the unseasonably heavy rain is resulting in unusually wet roads with many areas prone to flooding. It is a timely reminder for organisations that have employees driving for work purposes to ensure they are

Driving for Better Business Private Sector Summit

By |2019-03-20T14:56:59+00:00March 20th, 2019|DfBB Articles|

As part of the United Nations Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2019) which this year has the theme of Leadership, Highways England is hosting the Driving for Better Business Private Sector Summit, for CEOs and Board Directors of some of the UK’s leading businesses, at McLaren’s inspirational new Thought Leadership Centre. Highways England operates

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