Produce a driver’s handbook. It can help explain to drivers the importance of driving safely and how to drive safely. Drivers should be given a copy each and required to read and learn the information in it and keep it with them in their vehicle. The drivers hand book should include:
The risk of death and injury on the road.
Your road risk policy.
Company rules on driving (e.g. a ban on using mobile phones while driving).
Company rules on associated activities (e.g. how to safely secure heavy luggage in a boot, how to strap down loads on a flat bed trailer and how to check on vehicle safety).
General advice leaflets on driving safely (e.g. on topics such as driver tiredness).
Advice on what to do in the event of an incident and blank bump cards.
Contact details for the road risk manager and any additional emergency contacts.
Make sure that appropriate language is used2, that will be understood by your workforce, and try to test their comprehension of the handbook.
2 This might necessitate the translation of the handbook into the language most frequently spoken in your company.