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| Bosses warned over road crashes | Bosses warned over road crashes |
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| More than one in four of road deaths in Britain last year involved an at-work driver, official figures show. | |
| Department for Transport data issued by road safety charity Brake indicate 850 people died and 6,012 were seriously injured as a result of the crashes. | Department for Transport data issued by road safety charity Brake indicate 850 people died and 6,012 were seriously injured as a result of the crashes. |
| The statistics are being made available for the first time following changes in the way police record accidents. | The statistics are being made available for the first time following changes in the way police record accidents. |
| Brake, which has produced a free DVD for company drivers, is urging firms to improve risk management practices. | Brake, which has produced a free DVD for company drivers, is urging firms to improve risk management practices. |
| Busy Enough to Kill?, which is part-funded by the DfT, includes interviews with families bereaved by road crashes involving at-work drivers. | Busy Enough to Kill?, which is part-funded by the DfT, includes interviews with families bereaved by road crashes involving at-work drivers. |
| 'Corporate responsibility' | 'Corporate responsibility' |
| DfT figures show there were a total of 3,201 deaths and 28,954 serious injuries on Britain's roads in 2005, a year-on-year drop of 0.6% and 7% respectively. | DfT figures show there were a total of 3,201 deaths and 28,954 serious injuries on Britain's roads in 2005, a year-on-year drop of 0.6% and 7% respectively. |
| Brake said 26.5% of the fatal crashes last year involved employees, resulting in the deaths of the at-work drivers themselves or other road users. | Brake said 26.5% of the fatal crashes last year involved employees, resulting in the deaths of the at-work drivers themselves or other road users. |
| Companies are required to report driving occurrences that happen on-site to the Health and Safety Executive. | Companies are required to report driving occurrences that happen on-site to the Health and Safety Executive. |
| Road safety campaigners have suspected for many years that a large proportion of road crashes involve people driving for work Brake | Road safety campaigners have suspected for many years that a large proportion of road crashes involve people driving for work Brake |
| But Brake proposes firms be required to report all at-work road incidents to the HSE. | But Brake proposes firms be required to report all at-work road incidents to the HSE. |
| It wants every fatal and serious injury crash involving company drivers to be investigated by the government inspectorate. | It wants every fatal and serious injury crash involving company drivers to be investigated by the government inspectorate. |
| "Road safety campaigners have suspected for many years that a large proportion of road crashes involve people driving for work," said Jools Townsend, head of education at Brake. | "Road safety campaigners have suspected for many years that a large proportion of road crashes involve people driving for work," said Jools Townsend, head of education at Brake. |
| "These figures demonstrate how important it is that, firstly, the government takes corporate responsibility for at-work driving seriously and, secondly, all employers take the life-savings steps of educating employees on safe driving and effectively managing their road risk." | "These figures demonstrate how important it is that, firstly, the government takes corporate responsibility for at-work driving seriously and, secondly, all employers take the life-savings steps of educating employees on safe driving and effectively managing their road risk." |
| A Dft spokesperson said the government has long encouraged companies with drivers to address safety and a new campaign highlighting the issue is being planned for 2007. | A Dft spokesperson said the government has long encouraged companies with drivers to address safety and a new campaign highlighting the issue is being planned for 2007. |