Activity Eight Facilitator's Notes : Young Person's Occupational Road Risk Policy
This task gives the participants the chance to formulate an occupational road risk policy, based on their own experiences of driving for work.
This activity gets the participants to reflect on the problem from the point of view of someone with responsibility for formulating the policy, as well as what they think an organisation could do to help a driver in their position.
Facilitator's Notes
We promised to type up their suggestions and give them to their employer, as part of the feedback that they get from the workshop, and explained that this will inform their employers of some of the thoughts and concerns of the delegates. We stressed that all suggestions would be anonymous.
We found that suggestions for activities that employers were already doing, such as driver training, were common amongst respondents. It also gave a forum for delegates to voice concerns about schedules and areas which they thought their employers did not appreciate.
Some example MORR suggestions from Workshop 7 are shown below. There were four sheets collected at the end of the workshop, one from each smaller group.
Sheet 1
- All new drivers to take Pass Plus
- All drivers to take advanced driving test
- Van drivers to take a van-driving qualification
Sheet 2
- Hold a licence for at least two years before driving for work
- Clean driving licence
- Maintain a driver log book
Sheet 3
- At least one lesson in driving vans
- Fit sensors on the back of vans
- Limit driving/work to the same area
Sheet 4
- Take a re-test at the age of 60/65
- Have practise time for driving new vehicles
- Monitor work load and driving hours
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