Road safety policy - Part of a systematic work towards health and safety
Doesn’t your organization have a road safety policy? Doesn’t your organization have a traffic safety policy? No problem, we’ll help you. Whether you are looking for templates to create one yourself, or if you want a complete road safety policy delivered – We have the solution for you. With a policy from Safe@Work you can feel reassured that you meet the requirements of the Swedish Work Environment Authority.
What is a traffic safety policy?
With the road as a workplace, the employee has one of the most risk exposed work environments. A traffic safety policy is therefore an important and required part of most organizations systematic work towards increased health and safety. The policy is intended to clarify the measures that the organization and it´s drivers must take to prevent accidents and ill-health.
Does our company need a traffic safety policy?
If the employees use the roads while on work – Then yes. If there are more than 10 employees in the business, the policy must also be documented.
How do you create an approved road safety policy?
You can benefit from creating your own policy if there is sufficient knowledge and experience in the field of road safety at your organization. Both if you create the policy yourself or if you take external help, the policy must be based on your unique risk analysis. Otherwise, the traffic safety policy is neither relevant nor approved, so the policy must not be copied from another company or template. You can however, use our free templates to find inspiration and help during your own creation.
See it as a good chance to increase the safety culture at the company
Having internal guidelines in the organization that no one knows about are meaningless. Don’t see your new policy as a necessary evil that ends up in the archive. See it as a chance to both increase safety and well-being at the company, while you at the same time have a great opportunity to save money. Use the policy as a start towards an improved work environment for your drivers.
How should our efforts toward a higher road safety be communicated to the drivers?
To really get the effect of a change, it must be conveyed in a way that creates motivation. Implement the policy from management to the bottom, take the help of a driver training or a road safety lecture to create an understanding of the policy and why it exists. Many companies choose to make their policy available on an e-learning platform in conjunction with a web-based road safety education.

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