As explained in previous blogs, fleet safety and maintenance should be a top priority, but in reality these activities are too frequently ignored for as long as possible, or put off, in a misguided attempt to cut costs.
If you manage a fleet, you need to prioritise these twin aspects and stop treating them as separate entities: what some managers fail to understand, is that if you regulate the maintenance system of your fleet and adopt a risk management programme into it, costs will automatically decrease, while safety for employees and other road users will increase.
So, are you looking for some sound fleet management tips with regards to setting up a risk management programme for your fleet? Do you need some advice on how it should be effectively implemented?
We recently hosted two webinars focussing on both these question; even if you had not signed up for (or missed) them, you can still watch the recording! Want to know what you missed? Let’s take a look!
1 - Safety video
In this video, Deirdre Sinnott McFeat from the Health and Safety Authority of Ireland, in a discussion with our CEO Andrew Fleury, is detailing best practices for Risk Management in driving-for-work activities. In the video she covers legal imperatives for companies that drive for work, such as employer and employee’s duty of care; she explains how costs deriving from incidents can be reduced with a Risk Management Programme and where costs, in terms of incidents, originate.
2 - Maintenance video
In this video, Richard Cahill, fleet manager from Cork County Council, is interviewed by Andrew Fleury. The discussion covers the top challenges for fleet managers in terms of maintenance, how these challenges can be overcome, what is necessary in order to be law compliant (in terms of maintenance) and what are the most effective solutions when recording fleet maintenance and setting up a maintenance system and schedule.
