Safe Driving Procedures For Management

Ensure drivers are licensed and competent

• Regular licence status checks will be completed by a manager.

• Driver training will be covered during induction and training days, and records kept of such training by a manager

• A record of all driving incidents will be kept, to aid in identifying employees who are not driving in a safe and competent manner.

Ensure vehicles are safe and roadworthy

• Management will ensure vehicle checks are completed regularly, and action taken to fix any issues identified

• Records will be kept to show that reported vehicle defects have been fixed by relevant personnel. This information will be maintained in the Filemaker database.

• Vehicle service records will be kept up to date by the Fleet Manager, using MWAV’s Filemaker database.

• Management will ensure regular checking of safety gear in work vehicles (e.g. fire extinguisher, first aid kit and hi-vis vests) and replace if required.

Ensure safe systems of work regarding driving

• The management team will ensure that safe driving principles are communicated and enforced.

• Employees are neither required nor permitted to operate phones or other work equipment when driving vehicle

• If a staff member is working solo and cannot answer a phone call, office staff will be instructed to send a text requesting that the staff member call the office when available

• Breaks will be made freely available to on-road staff to allow staff to eat, drink and rest without the potential distraction these activities create while driving