Nigel Grainger brings together a related set of skills that all fleets require, to greater or lesser
degrees, but which may not have the staffing or the skills to fulfil those needs.
Bringing his wealth of experience in all areas of fleet management he offers a bespoke service through his company Fleet Risk Consultants, providing you with a cost effective fleet that complies fully with your 'duty of care' requirements.Corporate Manslaughter – How easy it can be for trouble to find you
I read articles about collisions and monitor the regularity of fatal crashes that occur on a world-wide basis. The depressing news is that there are about 1,000 fatal road accidents that are being investigated as potential prosecutions under the Corporate Manslaughter Legislation.
The primary investigative body is the Police, but they are still learning the process and getting smarter in their pursuance of businesses who put their own staff and the general public at risk because of their lack of planning and forethought.
The number of businesses being prosecuted at the moment is still quite low against the number of collisions, but I predict the number will rise principally because 75% of businesses are still not looking at how to reduce the risk of collisions. They are therefore exposing their businesses to potentially huge legal costs, even without the fines that go with such prosecutions.
There are also the moral issues and the negative publicity problems which go with those collisions, which will also effect businesses.
The smart businesses have taken steps to protect themselves and their employees as they have recognised the cost benefits of having a robust system in place, but they may have someone within their organisation who can work on this. Other businesses may not know where to start or even what needs doing, that is where we step in to help.
Nigel Grainger
Senior Consultant