New guidance on how fleets can tackle drug and drink driving has been issued by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).
Written by the organisation’s risk, compliance and health committee, the guidance is said to have been put together following Department for Transport reports showing increases in both areas.
It covers the need for a drug and drink driving policy, what its contents should include, rules for grey fleet drivers, and the importance of recognising issues around prescription and over-the-counter drugs as well as illegal ones.
Committee chair Martin Evans said: “This is something of a grim time for drug and drink driving. Recent Department for Transport figures show the number of vehicle collisions linked to drug driving have risen by 170% in less than a decade, while drink driving deaths are at their highest level for 14 years.
“Although anecdotal reports of persistent problems of this kind among company car and van drivers within the AFP are thankfully low, fleets are not immune to these trends, and that’s why we have created the new Drugs and Alcohol Guidance document.
“It is designed to provide a simple and effective route to integrating drug and drink driving prevention measures into your fleet policies in a manner that is likely to have results and ensure that employees are left in no doubt about your expectations in this crucial area.”
The guidance is available via the members area of the AFP website.
