We received a call recently from a good customer asking if we have any samples of wording addressing personal use of company vehicles. That got me thinking about bringing to the blog the topic of fleet safety policies. Does your company have a written fleet safety policy? Has it been updated? Is it periodically communicated to your drivers?
Even policies written ten years ago may not address some of the new risks facing us today. Cell phone usage is a prime example. Today, text messaging and the cell phone calls have become one of the leading causes of traffic accidents and fatalities. Every one of us has encountered the erratic driving of someone on his or her phone. Some national statistics are showing a very high incidence of young drivers text messaging while at the wheel. Personal use of company vehicles while off duty is another major exposure to risk. Are your company guidelines addressing these exposures? If the answer to this question is no, we would like to help. Contact your Consolidated Insurance account representative who can forward to you sample templates that you can adapt for your usage. Even if you have a fleet safety policy, you may find some new ideas to add to the old. AND….we have payroll stuffers, safety newsletters, and posters for effective communication of your fleet safety goals. Give us call. We’d love to help you reduce your fleet risks.
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Awesome article! ANSI Z15 was published and approved two years ago and serves as an effective benchmark for creating, revising and auditing fleet safety policies. The standard even includes sample policy statements and it's designed to work with ANY fleet regardless of industry or primary vehicle type/design.
A recent article on the standard appeared in Utility Contractor Magazine: http://www.utilitycontractoronline.com/NUCA/01-08NucaSafetyManagement.html
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