Fleet Compliance Audit
One well known Insurance company charges £4000 for a Fleet Risk Audit. Our prices commence at £300. We do not exploit the importance of these audits, we offer a cost effective solution.
This area of Health and Safety should not be overlooked - 20 work related drivers are killed every week !!!
Fleet Compliance Audit
It’s important to implement and maintain a schedule of fleet compliancy audit of your companies Fleet Safety Management System
to check your policy, organisation and activities are effective. Audits
should be conducted by competent occupational road risk auditors who are independent of the businesses being audited.
Road Risk Ltd will highlight areas where no 'best practice' is demonstrated, and would form the structure of an occupational road risk action plan.
The audit should ensure that:
• Appropriate Fleet Safety Management Systems are in place.
• Risks are being eliminated or controlled.
• Control measures are in place and are effective.
• Effectiveness and level of compliance are assessed.
Compliance Checks
Pro-active compliance checks should be included to 'test' compliancy of the management systems.
Compliance checks might include:
• Checking documentation including licences, driver training records, fitness to drive records, driving/working hours.
• Random checks on the road to check compliance with rules such as
seatbelt wearing, mobile phone usage, speeding, tailgating, vehicle
checks are being carried out etc.
Management Review
An annual review is recommended to ensure all road risk management systems remain suitable and fit for purpose. This is to ensure its continuing suitability and effectiveness
for the on-going management of work related driving and transport fleet
activities.
A management review provides the mechanism to complete the cycle
necessary to ensure continuous improvement of the organisation’s Fleet
Safety Management System, and ultimately improved safety performance.
The review should:
• Ensure compliance with standards.
• Assess suitability and effectiveness of standards.
• The adequacy of risk controls.
• Update inadequate procedures from new information, including an updated review of hazards and risks.
• Monitor achievement of targets and objectives.
• Investigate causes of incidents.
• Identify possible trends and issues.
• Identify improvements required.
• Reward improved performance and achievement of significant milestones.
• Discuss audit results.