Business Compliance With Current Legislation

HMRC Compliance: The Facts

Issues

  • “It has been estimated that up to a third of all road traffic accidents involve somebody who is at work at the time. This may account for 20 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week”. (Health and Safety Executive publication “Driving At Work” INDG382)
  • If an employee has an accident and is unable to make a call, you need to be able to locate them
  • You need to be able to monitor an employee in a potentially hazardous situation to ensure they have exited in the expected time frame
  • If an employee is working alone out of hours and has an accident, they need to be able to call for assistance
  • The Corporate Manslaughter Act makes it easier to prosecute employers if there is a death of an employee which could have been prevented by proper and sensible procedures

Solution

There are a number of ways to ensure that you meet compliance legislation:

  • Prevent employees from using their phones for calls whilst driving
  • Prevent employees from texting whilst driving
  • Monitor driver behaviour and educate based on findings
  • Monitor speeding events and alert employees
  • Ensure that employees are equipped with alarm raising mechanisms if they are working alone
  • Ensure you have visibility of lone workers locations at all times
  • Allow lone workers to set realistic timescales for time spent in hazardous areas and report if these are exceeded

Benefits

  • Duty of Care and Compliance in accordance with HSE Directives
  • Lone worker protection in accordance with HSE INDG73
  • Improved employee safety and fewer accidents
  • Reduced risk to the organization and legislative compliance
  • Pinpoint accuracy using GPS and voice call to monitor events remotely
  • Increased company efficiency/productivity
  • Guaranteed service levels and accountability to clients