1. Work Related Road Safety
Challenges, Opportunities and Priorities
IOSH NI, Belfast 7th December 2017
Good morning.
For the next 8 minutes I will outline what I see as the challenges, opportunities and priorities for this Acting program manager role.
And…….. in so doing, demonstrate to you my suitability to be the caretaker for Paula’s position and successfully deliver on her program to year end.
Deirdre Sinnott McFeat
Work Related Vehicle Safety Program

2. Protecting Workers from Vehicle Risks
The WRVS program aims to enable employers to understand and manage key work related vehicle risks in their business, both generic and specific to ensure workers are not harmed.
Thereby empowering workers to work safely and not be exposed to avoidable risks associated with vehicles at work, whether in the workplace or on the road.
A shared responsibility and duty of care exists between employers and employees to achieve this.
The objective is to:
Be informed
Be prepared
Manage risks
Get everyone home at the end of the working day
You may have notice the joint logos on this slide, this has been used at many jointly hosted events by HSA and gardai recently to show that more than one agency is involved in this endeavour.

3. And those they come into contact with
Besides employers and their employees, who else needs protecting
Those affected by work activities both in the workplace and on the road.
Pedestrians
Cyclists
Vulnerable road users
Motorists
Members of the public

7. Main vehicle related Killers
People being struck by vehicles
Work Related Road Collisions
People falling from vehicles
Vehicle impact & overturning
Loads falling from vehicles
Main causes of vehicle related death at work
Almost half [42%] of reported deaths at work reported to the HSA involve a vehicle. Whether as a result of vehicle use or activities carried out around vehicles, such as loading and unloading and maintenance. ****most recent accident in tipperary.
This has been reasonable consistent over the past 10 years or so. [2003 to 2011]. That’s half of the almost 600 deaths reported to the authority between 2003 and 2013.
Agriculture, construction, retail and wholesale motor trade & transport are the sectors most affected by vehicle injury and death. However it is not confined to those sectors. It is a cross sectoral issue.
In addition, it is estimated that up to 1/3 of all road collisions involve a vehicle used for work. Some are obvious, and spring to mind immediately; bus, truck, taxi, tractor and vans……
Others are less obvious, particularly the extent of work related road collisions involving cars and SUV’s. these are the grey fleet and historically they have been more difficult to pinpoint.
To give you an ideal of scale of the work related road collision problem. recent research into the road collision data showed that based on the figure from most recent research, As many as 14,000 collisions involving vehicles that may have been used for work from 2008 to 2011 alone. Fatal, serious and minor.
4672 trucks, vans and buses.
9427 private cars
Many of those private cars driven by people receiving an allowance to use their vehicle for work.

9. Main causes of vehicle related injury
People struck by vehicle
Physical Strain
Slip, trips and falls (vehicle STFs]
Items falling onto people
Main causes of vehicle related death at work
Almost half [42%] of reported deaths at work reported to the HSA involve a vehicle. Whether as a result of vehicle use or activities carried out around vehicles, such as loading and unloading and maintenance. ****most recent accident in tipperary.
This has been reasonable consistent over the past 10 years or so. [2003 to 2011]. That’s half of the almost 600 deaths reported to the authority between 2003 and 2013.
Agriculture, construction, retail and wholesale motor trade & transport are the sectors most affected by vehicle injury and death. However it is not confined to those sectors. It is a cross sectoral issue.
In addition, it is estimated that up to 1/3 of all road collisions involve a vehicle used for work. Some are obvious, and spring to mind immediately; bus, truck, taxi, tractor and vans……
Others are less obvious, particularly the extent of work related road collisions involving cars and SUV’s. these are the grey fleet and historically they have been more difficult to pinpoint.
To give you an ideal of scale of the work related road collision problem. recent research into the road collision data showed that based on the figure from most recent research, As many as 14,000 collisions involving vehicles that may have been used for work from 2008 to 2011 alone. Fatal, serious and minor.
4672 trucks, vans and buses.
9427 private cars
Many of those private cars driven by people receiving an allowance to use their vehicle for work.

10. Over 25,600 lives lost on the road in the EU in 2016.
Up to 40% of all road deaths in EU work-related.
23% of road deaths in Ireland work-related (2008 to 2011).
IOSH Fatal Collisions on the Road in Ireland
Over 25,600 lives were lost on the road in the EU in 2016, of those a large proportion were victims of work-related road (WRR) collisions.
Even though the exact number is unknown, it is likely that up to 40% of all road deaths are work-related.
DFW TV ad

11. One-in-four road deaths in Ireland is work-related, study shows

12. ROAD SAFETY IS A COMPLEX ISSUE
Work related road users
Private road users
All road users
Work Related Vehicle Safety “Ireland’s biggest occupational safety issue”

13. Work Related Vehicle Safety Program 5 Year Plan 2010 -2014
HOW?
Raise national awareness of Work Related Vehicle risks
Influence the content, uptake and quality of education and training programmes
Guidance and other resources to assist in informing, assessing and controlling work related road risks
Targeted evidence led enforcement
Evidence base, share data and conduct research to inform interventions.
OBJECTIVE: “Influence a sustainable reduction in the numbers of people killed or seriously injured or who suffer illness as a result of vehicles being used for work in all work sectors
We cannot do this alone.
Proactively working with a diverse group of stakeholders across all work sectors
Work Related Vehicle Safety steering group. RSA, Gardai and HSA
Work Related Vehicle Safety consultative panel
Construction
Agriculture
Insurance industry
Unions
Education
Professional bodies in transport
healthcare
Working together for common purpose

14. Suppliers and Customers
Friday, April 19, 2019
Employers POWER to influence change
Communities
Suppliers and Customers
Contractors
Employees
Employers
INFLUENCE
Employers, employees and self –employed have a role to play
Employers need to set clear rules around how vehicles are to be used for work and set clear expectations on drivers in terms of their behaviour on the road when driving for work
CONTROL
PRAISE Thematic Report 5

15. The legal basis Work Related Vehicle Safety Program 2010 to 2014
Worker protection
Injury prevention
Safe systems of work
Risk management
Workplace inspection
Roads policing
Road collision data collection
Road collision investigation
Road safety
Vehicle type approval
Vehicle road worthiness
Driver training
Driver testing
Vehicle inspection
Work Related Vehicle Safety Program 2010 to 2014
Road Safety Strategy 2013 – 2020

16. Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 Legal Duties
Employers have duties to provide instruction, training, information and equipment to enable employees to carry out their work safely
Employers must ensure systems of work are planned, performed and maintained for work related vehicle activities.
Employees have duties to carry out work duties in a safe manner and comply with safety rules and procedures
Drivers, staff must be provided with instruction, information and training about driving for work.
Employers must ensure that adequate equipment is provided and maintained for work activities
Employers must put appropriate plans and procedures must also be in place in the event of an emergency such as a collision.
Employers must co-operate, so where several parties are involved in ensuring the safe work practices there should be adequate co-ordination and co-operation between the parties and clear responsibilities laid down.
General Duties. Not prescriptive regulations.
Underpinned by guidance or Approved Codes

17. OBJECTIVE: “Influence a sustainable reduction in the numbers of people killed or seriously injured or who suffer illness as a result of vehicles being used for work in all economic sectors”
Raise national awareness of Work Related Vehicle risks
Influence the content, uptake and quality of education and training programmes in relation to work related vehicle safety
Produce guidance and other resources to assist in informing, assessing and controlling work related road risks
To achieve continued improvements in work related vehicle safety through targeted inspection, investigations and enforcement
To develop a profile, share intelligence and conduct research to inform Work Related Vehicle Safety interventions

18. VEHICLE VEHICLE DRIVER DRIVER WORKPLACE JOURNEY
Work Related Vehicle Safety
Work Related Road Safety
Workplace Transport Safety
VEHICLE
VEHICLE
Framework within which Employers should manage WRV risks
You may say that you don’t have any work vehicles in your workplace and this isn’t a problem for you. You have a duty of care to those who visit your place of work.
Visiting vehicles need to be enabled to work safely. Postman, couriers, waste collection, delivery personnel and service vehicles. Have you factored them into your work processes.
WTS and WRRS go hand in hand and are intrinsically linked. You need to recognise the shared Component parts. In so doing you will be able to better manage the issues.
DRIVER
DRIVER
WORKPLACE
JOURNEY

19. Employer Duty Manage the RISKS which employees face and create
Friday, April 19, 2019
Employer Duty
Manage the RISKS which employees
face and create
for themselves and others,
while, driving or working with, on or near vehicles,
in the workplace or on the road,
as part of their job,
within the framework which they already should have in place,
for managing all other aspects of safety, health and welfare at work”
In short employers must………
Employees have a legal duty to follow the rules and procedures laid down by employers in the context of driving for work. To cooperate and not engage in behaviour that could cause injury to themselves or others
PRAISE Thematic Report 5

20. Vehicles at work information portal

21. Guidance and intervention tools Enhanced information & intelligence
WRVS program 2016 to 2018
Pillars
Engagement
Compliance
Education & training
Guidance and intervention tools
Enhanced information & intelligence
Awareness raising

22. Challenges Maintain and develop initiatives that have been successful
Work with priority sectors and key stakeholders to influence and support the implementation of robust work related vehicle safety management systems
Provide information and guidance on new and emerging risks
engaging with working groups and providing guidance for key sectors and business types
Increase focus and targeting of multidisciplinary interventions across sectors most affected by vehicle related illness, injury and deaths
Continue to plan inspection programmes which are evidence-based and directed to the areas of highest work related vehicle risk
Further research on and profile of Work Related Road Collisions
Development of vehicle related injury profile for sectors
Data sharing between partner agencies in WRVS collaboration

24. Workplace Accident Reporting Regulations
Work related road collisions reporting requirement
Injury to person carrying out work
Injury to employee not carrying out work
Injury to person not at work
Dangerous Occurrences
Load shed
load loss
vehicle overturn

25. Vehicles at Work Radio Ad campaign

26. Work related road safety joint agency work program 2009 to date
Focus on occupational road users
Work related road safety
Driving for work
Working on or near the road
Load securing

27. Key Activities since 2009
Development of Driving for Work (DFW) Risk Management resources
DFW Employer Guidelines. 2009
Vehicle daily walk around pre-check poster, checklist, information sheet and videos. 2010
Safe DFW Driver Handbook 2012
Development of DFW e-learning course 2016
Development of Load Securing Risk Management resources.
Annual nationwide DFW seminars for employers since 2010
Promotion of DFW resources annually.
National Road Safety Strategy actions to formalise activities.
Promotion of Load Securing resources
Development of ‘one stop shop’ resource portal for DFW.
Engagement with EU bodies to influence Work related road safety management standards and practices.

28. Managing Driving for Work
FREE online course

29. Driving for work information portal

30. Load Safety series