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Should there be a maximum working temperature?
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- No
- No, but employers should be obliged to make allowances when it reaches a certain temperature, eg.more frequent and longer breaks
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Last Month's Poll
Would a greater management presence on the shop floor improve health and safety in your workplace?Yes - 58% No - 42% |
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Safety driven
December 1st 2004 Businesses could be heading for a potential disaster if fleet safety does not rise rapidly up the agenda of boards of directors in many organisations, according to a report sponsored by Kwik-Fit Fleet.
A survey of fleet operations carried out for the report suggests that 70% of businesses do not have a risk management strategy in place or planned. Other statistics reveal an alarming lack of knowledge, awareness and action in relation to improving occupational road safety.
Profit through Safety: A Boardroom Plan for Action, a report by Professor Peter Cooke of the Centre for Automotive Industries Management at Nottingham Trent University, has been compiled as the range of legislation impacting on the operation of vehicles – both company and privately owned – used for business journeys continues to increase.
To order a copy of the report, simply call the number below. More articles from Kwik-Fit Fleet: |
