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H&S HOTSPOTS - 25.04.2005

Recording work-related road accidents

Police accident records change. According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), the forms used by police forces to record road traffic accidents have changed. This is to allow the investigating officer to record if the journey was work-related or not. Whilst this already happens in some police forces, it will be introduced on a national basis during 2005.

Implications. The main reason for this development is that there are currently no accurate records of how many road accidents are work-related. RoSPA estimates that between 800 and 1,000 of the annual deaths involve someone who’s at work. For this reason, keep an eye on the amount of hours which your drivers are working, as well as the condition of their cars (if privately owned).

When investigating road accidents, police forms now contain a section which records if the journey was work-related. So, keep an eye on drivers’ hours and the condition of any privately owned cars.