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Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees PRAISE: An Overview

Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees PRAISE : An Overview

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Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees

PRAISE:An Overview

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Introduction to ETSC

• 42 organisations from across Europe under one unique umbrella promoting science-based transport safety measures at EU level

• More then 200 experts contributing to ETSC’s Reviews, Policy Papers, Newsletters, Positions, Lectures, Press Releases, Year Books, etc.

• The European Commission, member organisations, member states and corporate sponsors are funding our work

A science-based approach to road safety policy

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ETSC: Priority-based safety work

Monitoring EU transport

safety policy

Ranking EU countries‘

performances - Road Safety

PIN

Preventing Drink Driving

in the EU – Safe & SoberDrink Driving

Policy Network

Speed Programme

Roads to Respect:

Infrastructure Safety

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PRAISE

Preventing Road Accidents and

Injuries for the Safety of Employees

Aims:• To advance the knowledge of the

need for work-related Road Safety Management.

• Expose the work-related road safety standards of EU Member States and carry out advocacy work at the EU level.

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Scope of the Problem?

• It is estimated that in Europe six out of ten work accidents resulting in death are road crashes, including both crashes while driving for work and commuting crashes. (Eurogip)

• It is estimated that 40% of all road crashes involve people ‘on duty’ and people driving to work or returning from work. (ORSA)

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Deliverables

• Thematic Reports

• Fact Sheets

• Awards

• Brunches

• Country Seminars

• Advocacy

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Thematic Reports: Topics

• In-Vehicle Technologies

• Driver Training• Working on the Roads

EU Regulations• Fitness to Drive• Dangerous Good

Transportation

• ‘Moving Office’• Speed Management• Intelligent Commuting • Developing road safety

management programmes: ISO Standard Road Safety Management System

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Fact Sheets: Success Stories

• Case Study of a company/ organisation

• Interview with CEO • Lessons Learnt• Link to thematic

reports

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PRAISE Award

• Annual Award to one employer for outstanding contribution in the field of work related road safety.

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PRAISE Brunch

• Roundtable Debate• Press Work• Launch of the three

thematic reports of that year

• Presenting of the award

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Country Seminars

• Discuss work related road safety with experts in that country

• Aim to promote improvement and engender better co-operation between actors.

Countries:

UK, Sweden, Germany,

France, Poland,

Greece

Target audience:

Key road safety

Professionals,

fleet managers, fleet

suppliers, decision

makers

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Handbook

“Road Safety ‘at’ work

and ‘to’ work-a

Handbook”• bring together all 9

thematic focuses into one core document

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Advocacy: Integration

• Integration of road safety measures into the current Community Strategy for Health and Safety Strategy at Work 2007-2012

• Topic at Informal Council of Transport Ministers

• Hearing in the European Parliament

• Political support of the European Commission to employers to adopt the new ISO international standard for road safety management.

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ETSCExperts

ETSCMembers

DG TREN

Sponsors

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Find out more…

• Safety Monitor• Drink Driving Monitor• Speed Monitor• Reviews & Policy Papers• Fact Sheets

www.etsc.eu