26 January 2006 - Fleet Managers Give Green Light to Health and Safety

26 January 2006 - Fleet Managers Give Green Light to Health and Safety:
Results of the Lex Vehicle Leasing (LVL) annual survey of fleet managers' priorities for the next 12 months, shows health and safety as being the major concern and is top of their list of priorities for 2006.

Some of the findings are as follows:

*Almost half (48%) of fleets questioned put Health and Safety at the top of their list of concerns.
*32% see vehicle running costs as the biggest issue in 2006.
*Over 200 fleet managers, responsible for running over 50,000 vehicles, put Health and Safety at the top of their priority list for the fourth year running.

Jon Walden, Managing Director of Lex Vehicle Leasing commented:

'Its good that so many companies realise that corporate liability is a real issue and one that is going to remain on the fleet agenda.

'Our Momentum consultancy team in particular has been investing time and effort to look at ways of improving safety, at the same time controlling fleet costs.'

An estimation of all road traffic accidents shows that up to one third involve someone who is working at the time of the accident.

Every week there are over 20 deaths and 250 injuries on our roads.

It is therefore good to see that almost half (48%) of fleets questioned in the LVL survey are putting the health and safety of their employees at the top of their priority list this year.

However, some employers still believe as long as they are complying with road traffic requirements, such as having valid MOT Certificates and employees having valid driving licences, they are complying with all that is necessary to ensure the health and safety of their workforce.

Click the link above to read more.