Fleet Safety Forum Leads Campaign against Tired Driving
Brake, the road safety charity has taken up a campaign called Wake Up! that is calling upon employers to tactfully handle driver tiredness which has led to many road accidents.
The campaign is trying to get employers into revising the schedules of their drivers, so as to ensure that their health and safety are not risked due to exhaustion, especially when the economy is going through a bad phase and they are under pressure to work harder. Workplace Law Training run a highly regarded Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP course) that could be just the ticket for implementing a performance review processes to boost team performance.
According to a research conducted by Brake, approximately 10% of the drivers accept having slept behind the wheel on one or more occasions, while around 50% of them accepted that they slept for less than five hours before driving. However, the data was different for drivers, who do not drive for pay. The statistics suggested only 5% admitted to having slept behind the wheel and only 35% of them sleep less than five hours normally.
Roz Cumning, Fleet Safety Forum manager at Brake explained that the problem of driver tiredness has resulted in several accidents and could financially harm a company in the long run. He also suggested that to tackle such a problem there should be a sound risk management system.
Brake has also introduced an information package for fleet managers and drivers to identify when a driver is tired and to prohibit him from driving further. The program includes urging employers to make the campaign a success.
