RSSB Podcast: Road driving

This episode, we’re joined by Jamie Mills, a Section Manager at Network Rail. He speaks with us about his experiences of managing an employee who experienced a road traffic accident in the line of work. Jamie discusses what he did in the immediate aftermath to support the employee and what came next to drive down future risk.

In this episode, we’re joined by Dave Whelan, a train manager at GB Railfreight and someone who experienced a work-related road traffic accident. Dave speaks with our host, RSSB’s Principal Health and Wellbeing Specialist Joana Faustino, about what led to the accident, his life in the aftermath, and what GBRf has done since.

This episode, we’re joined by Rik Wenham, an investigator in the Commercial Vehicle Unit of the Metropolitan Police. Rik discusses the important processes of responding to and investigating road traffic accidents, covers how the police work with the parties involved, and shares advice on how best to manage occupational road risk.

Overspeeding isn’t just an issue when driving trains. It happens on the roads as well. With nearly 10,000 road vehicles in its fleet Network Rail took steps to put numbers to it, and the findings were alarming. Hear what’s being done to tackle the problem and the outcomes so far.

Only when we investigate can we understand. Incidents while driving for work can have fatal or life-changing results, so we need to investigate to find ways to stop incidents repeating. Here’s what’s needed for an effective investigation.

The HSE is increasing its interest in work-related road traffic collisions. Investigations help avoid more serious incidents, but the police won’t help - unless...

As it has accounted for as many as half of our workforce fatalities, road driving is an important area for risk management. Both as employers and contractors of services, rail organisations have a duty of care to those who work for them.

Driving and riding for work fall under the HSAW Act 1974. New HSE guidance covers responsibilities for employers and employees—whatever the vehicle.

This podcast looks at how the Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool has been used and the benefits it has delivered at East Midlands Railway.

This podcast looks at the Driving for Better Business Gap Analysis Tool and how it can help identify whether your company is meeting minimum legal requirements for how well you are managing road driving risk.

This podcast looks at the Occupational Road Risk Management Charter. Steve Enright explains what it contains, why companies should sign it and the financial and reputational benefits that companies will see from working collaboratively to better manage road risk.

This podcast looks at how RSSB and the Road Risk Group are collaborating with Highways England and its Driving for Better Business programme to increase the maturity of our occupational road risk management, and reduce the level of harm caused by driving for work.