STATISTICS
Roadworthy Irish Vehicles: During 2009 RSA Vehicle Inspectors participated in 299 roadside roadworthiness checkpoints and checked 2,585 HGV’s. Of these 44% of the vehicles were defective. Those most common defects were 21% lighting and marking defects, 17% were braking defects and 12 % had wheels or tyre defects.
Work related road collisions from RSA data 1996-2010. In the three categories
- Cars there were 4413 Fatal collisions, 14638 Serious collisions and 99062 Minor collisions
- Vans there were 511 Fatal collisions, 1513 Serious collisions and 9492 Minor collisions
- Trucks there were 846 Fatal collisions, 1563 Serious collisions and 6284 Minor collisions
Vehicle related injuries at work
- People being struck by vehicles
- Road collisions
- People falling from vehicles
- Vehicle impact and overturning
- Loads falling from vehicles
Size of the problem
- 42% of all reported workplace deaths involve a vehicle
- 226 out 510 vehicle deaths between 2003-2011 were work related
- One-third of all road collisions involve a vehicle used for work
To help Fleet Management assess the risks Dragon Driver Fleet Training Services offers various types of Management Support
