--- title: Romex Blog | protect your employees description: protect your employees | Read about the latest news and views on Driver Distraction Prevention and Lone Worker Protection | Romex --- ![romex logo](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/hub/271178/file-2535135584.png?width=1000&height=299&name=file-2535135584.png) - [Home](https://www.romexworld.com) - [What We Do](https://www.romexworld.com/what-we-do) - [Who We Supply](https://www.romexworld.com/who-we-supply) - [Prospect Housing Video](https://www.romexworld.com/prospect-housing-video) - [LAPA Security Video](https://www.romexworld.com/lapa-security-video) - [JDR Lift Services Video](https://www.romexworld.com/jdr-lift-services-video) - [Privacy & Cookie Policy](https://www.romexworld.com/privacy-cookie-policy) - [Features & Benefits](https://www.romexworld.com/prevent-mobile-phone-distraction) - [Business Mileage Reports](https://www.romexworld.com/generating-business-mileage-reports) - [Installing MyFix](https://www.romexworld.com/how-to-install-myfix) - [Using MyFix](https://www.romexworld.com/how-to-use-myfix) - [Driver Protection](https://www.romexworld.com/driver-distraction-protection) - [The Mobile Gun Video](https://www.romexworld.com/the-mobile-gun-video) - [Weightmans Video](https://www.romexworld.com/weightmans-video) - [Thames Water Video](https://www.romexworld.com/thames-water-video) - [Tracy Squire Video](https://www.romexworld.com/tracy-squire-video) - [Save Lives Video](https://www.romexworld.com/save-lives-video) - [Simon Barrett Video](https://www.romexworld.com/simon-barrett-video) - [News](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog) [![FREE PILOT](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/271178/fba61494-b9a1-4fc2-a5d5-245ec8336862.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/271178/fba61494-b9a1-4fc2-a5d5-245ec8336862) [Thousands more drivers caught using their phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/thousands-more-drivers-caught-using-their-phones) - [Michael Gower](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/michael-gower) - May 31, 2017 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving), [text and drive](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/text-and-drive), [texting and driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/texting-and-driving), [texting when driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/texting-when-driving), [driving on phone](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving-on-phone), [stop texting](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/stop-texting), [text driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/text-driving), [road safety](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/road-safety) [![c50c7890f23855eb6fb53825eabc88e1d2e41305d34490940e8193c2308e513a_3965422.jpg](https://www.romexworld.com/hubfs/c50c7890f23855eb6fb53825eabc88e1d2e41305d34490940e8193c2308e513a_3965422.jpg)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/thousands-more-drivers-caught-using-their-phones) --- **INTRODUCTION:** [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/thousands-more-drivers-caught-using-their-phones) --- [How To Look After Your Lone Workers](https://www.romexworld.com/how-to-look-after-your-lone-workers) - [Michael Gower & Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/michael-gower-emma-walton) - Mar 23, 2015 - [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-52066308-png/images/loneworker.png)](https://www.romexworld.com/how-to-look-after-your-lone-workers) ![loneworker](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-52066308-png/images/loneworker.png) Under the [Health and Safety](https://www.romexworld.com/solutions/health-and-safety-compliance) at Work Act (1974) employers have to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of all employees while at work. This establishes the [Duty of Care](https://www.romexworld.com/blog/business-mileage-duty-of-care) employers have to their employees which according to ACAS, means employers “should take all steps which are reasonably possible to ensure their health, safety and wellbeing". [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/how-to-look-after-your-lone-workers) --- [Health and Safety For Local Authorities](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/health-and-safety-for-local-authorities) - [Michael Gower & Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/michael-gower-emma-walton) - Mar 10, 2015 - [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-52066308-png/images/loneworker.png)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/health-and-safety-for-local-authorities) ![loneworker](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-52066308-png/images/loneworker.png?width=410&name=loneworker.png) We were delighted to be asked to provide an editorial piece recently for **[LAPV](http://www.lapv.co.uk/)** also known as Local Authority Plan and Vehicles.  This is a key target sector for our business for many reasons but namely the **[Health and Safety](https://www.romexworld.com/solutions/health-and-safety-compliance)** implications of lone workers and those driving company vehicles whether it’s a car, bus or lorry.  Our range of solutions were created to protect both employers and employees; employees as they go about their daily tasks and employers from prosecution for failing to protect their staff. In our **[article](http://ebooks.hgluk.com/~production/ebooks/LAPV/LAPV_december_2014/pageflip.html)** we discuss whether a mobile phone is an essential business tool or a hazard and highlight details of the **[Health & Safety](https://www.romexworld.com/solutions/health-and-safety-compliance)** at Work Act (1974) that requires employers to ensure the Health and Safety of all their workers whilst at work. [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/health-and-safety-for-local-authorities) --- [Working With Volvo On Co-Pilot Driver Safety Initiative](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/working-with-volvo-on-co-pilot-driver-safety-initiative) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Dec 10, 2014 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [text and drive](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/text-and-drive), [texting when driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/texting-when-driving), [stop texting](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/stop-texting), [road safety](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/road-safety) ![Volvo_Co-Pilot_Driver_Safety_Initiative](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/hub/271178/file-2208574695.jpg) Volvo Car UK has announced that as part of its mission, by 2020 nobody will be injured or killed in a new Volvo.  We are very pleased to be part of this major driver safety initiative entitled ‘**[Co-Pilot](http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-services/sales/business-sales/news/Pages/co-pilot.aspx)**’ that is designed to help SMEs get on top of their legal and social obligations and ensure the safety of their fleets and drivers. **[Co-Pilot](http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-services/sales/business-sales/news/Pages/co-pilot.aspx)** is a program of practical support and expertise that delivers real financial benefits to business by improving driver safety and compliance. Volvo have designed the programme so that it is available free of charge when a business buys or leases their first Volvo. Combined with Volvo's market leading safety technology, **[Volvo Co-Pilot](http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-services/sales/business-sales/news/Pages/co-pilot.aspx)** delivers real value to small and medium sized businesses in three important areas:  Legal Compliance, Safety & Risk Management and Business Optimisation. Our **[Mobile Driver Protection](https://www.romexworld.com/solutions/driver-distraction)** module that combats driver distraction is part of the **[Volvo ](http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-services/sales/business-sales/news/Pages/co-pilot.aspx)****[Co-Pilot](http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-services/sales/business-sales/news/Pages/co-pilot.aspx)** driver safety initiative.  This module automatically disables an employees’ mobile phone whilst they are driving through using GPS to detect movement. Blue Tooth use of the phone can be enabled, according to company policy, but any interaction with the hand-set is blocked. Notifications of email, text or social media are suppressed until the driver is stationary, thus removing the temptation to take their eyes off the road.   Other partners in the scheme include **The British Chamber of Commerce**, **Specsavers**, **TFL**, **Driving for Better Business**, **Fleet 21**, **Lex Autolease**, **Enterprise**, **Regus Business Scene** and **South Essex Insurance Brokers** all of whom are providing offers as part of the **[Co-Pilot Driver Safety initiative](https://www.romexworld.com/Driver-Safety-Inititative).** Information from the Department of Transport indicates that more than a quarter of all road traffic accidents on British roads involve someone driving for work and accidents involving business drivers cause 20 deaths and 200 serious injuries every week.  This would suggest that the **[Co-Pilot](http://www.volvocars.com/uk/sales-services/sales/business-sales/news/Pages/co-pilot.aspx)** driver safety initiative will hopefully reduce this figure and make the roads safer for all concerned. **[Find out more...](https://www.romexworld.com/Driver-Safety-Inititative)** [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/working-with-volvo-on-co-pilot-driver-safety-initiative) --- [Data Driven Driver Distraction!](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/352812/Data-Driven-Driver-Distraction) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Nov 21, 2013 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [texting and driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/texting-and-driving), [texting when driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/texting-when-driving), [road safety](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/road-safety) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-386878367-jpg/images/images.jpg)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/352812/Data-Driven-Driver-Distraction) **Establishing Liability For Collisions Involving Highly Automated Vehicles By Dr. Nick Reed.** [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/352812/Data-Driven-Driver-Distraction) --- [Driver Distraction: Teenager Killed In Car Crash Was On Mobile Phone!](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/325084/Driver-Distraction-Teenager-Killed-In-Car-Crash-Was-On-Mobile-Phone) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Aug 14, 2013 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving), [text and drive](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/text-and-drive), [road safety](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/road-safety) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-247290896-png/images/driver_distraction.png)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/325084/Driver-Distraction-Teenager-Killed-In-Car-Crash-Was-On-Mobile-Phone) ![Driver Distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-247290896-png/images/driver_distraction.png) The USA seems to be taking the lead in educating their young drivers in road safety.  Young drivers are now required to stay on a learner licence for at least six months – which in turn has been found by the University of Michigan to reduce the number of fatal crashes. The Govenors Highway Safety Association is now recommending that there should be more speed cameras and stronger night time restrictions which will reduce speed related crashes in their teenage population. [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/325084/Driver-Distraction-Teenager-Killed-In-Car-Crash-Was-On-Mobile-Phone) --- [Results from Driver Distraction Using Mobile Test...Crashes up 254%](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/325079/Results-from-Driver-Distraction-Using-Mobile-Test-Crashes-up-254) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Aug 6, 2013 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving), [text and drive](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/text-and-drive), [road safety](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/road-safety) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-248162895-jpg/images/fleet_21_track_day_15-07-2013-_105.jpg)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/325079/Results-from-Driver-Distraction-Using-Mobile-Test-Crashes-up-254) We recently attended Fleet 21 Conference where we ran our game that demonstrates how distracted people get when using their mobile phones.  We had some great results… [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/325079/Results-from-Driver-Distraction-Using-Mobile-Test-Crashes-up-254) --- [Employers...The Dangers of Driver Distraction!](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/322806/Employers-The-Dangers-of-Driver-Distraction) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Jul 29, 2013 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving) Romex World, an innovative technology company specialising in workforce management solutions has released a video highlighting the dangers of driver distraction.  Put together by Inside Consultants, the video demonstrates a number of facts and figures that have come to light in recent press stories. [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/322806/Employers-The-Dangers-of-Driver-Distraction) --- [Romex at the Brake Fleet Safety Conference](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/317479/Romex-at-the-Brake-Fleet-Safety-Conference) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Jul 19, 2013 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-204704017-png/images/elias-resized-600.png)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/317479/Romex-at-the-Brake-Fleet-Safety-Conference) ![Elias Fattal - Brake Fleet Safety](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-204704017-png/images/elias-resized-600.png?width=260&height=347&name=elias-resized-600.png)We recently attended the Brake's Fleet Safety Conference in Solihull and had a really great time meeting a number of other sponsors and most importantly supporters of their National Road Safety Campaign. [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/317479/Romex-at-the-Brake-Fleet-Safety-Conference) --- [The One Show and Daybreak Bust Driver Distraction By Mobile Phone Use](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/301807/The-One-Show-and-Daybreak-Bust-Driver-Distraction-By-Mobile-Phone-Use) - [Emma Walton](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/author/emma-walton) - Jul 11, 2013 - [driver distraction prevention](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction-prevention), [protect your employees](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees), [employer responsibility](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/employer-responsibility), [driver distraction](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driver-distraction), [mobile phones](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/mobile-phones), [driving](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/driving) [![](https://www.romexworld.com/hs-fs/file-223490115-jpeg/images/imgres-resized-600.jpeg)](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/301807/The-One-Show-and-Daybreak-Bust-Driver-Distraction-By-Mobile-Phone-Use) We were delighted to see that two mainstream TV programmes have recently featured the risks involved with using a phone whilst driving.  The One Show uncovered some scary statistics facts about driver distraction whilst monitoring a roadside for just half an hour.  [KEEP READING](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/bid/301807/The-One-Show-and-Daybreak-Bust-Driver-Distraction-By-Mobile-Phone-Use) --- PREVIOUS [All POSTS](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/all) [NEXT](https://www.romexworld.com/news-blog/topic/protect-your-employees/page/2) Please enable JavaScript to view the [comments powered by Disqus.](https://disqus.com/?ref_noscript) © 2026 Romex Limited