Safe Driving Policy

Did you know these facts about safe driving?

• Approximately 90% of all crashes are due to minor mistakes such as distraction, fatigue or being slightly above the speed limit.
• Most road accidents can be prevented by staying vigilant towards the condition of your vehicle and following safe driving habits.
• A safe driving policy is an official document that clearly defines how a company’s employees should drive personal, company-owned or rented vehicles to keep themselves and others safe.
• Safe driving is about how you train and support employees who are required to drive vehicles during their employment.
• The safe driving policy also displays your organisation’s commitment to contribute to the safe driving habits of the community at large.

Safe Driving Policy Overview

This safe driving policy covers what safe driving is and provides guidelines for the professional standards required for driving vehicles, whether owned or rented by your organisation. It deals with the standards of vehicle safety procedures, driver training, and safe driving habits to be followed by your employees, contractors, and volunteers.

This safe driving policy template can be adapted to meet the specific needs of your organisation. You can change as little or as much of the content as you like. Some sections may be governed by state and federal legislation. It is important that you seek your HR or legal advice, maintain this policy as legislation changes and adjust it to meet your requirements.

The target audience for this safe driving policy

This safe driving policy template is suitable for all your employees, contractors, and volunteers. Once you have adjusted the safe driving policy template to meet the specific requirements of your organisation, you can deliver it to new starters at induction and as refresher training on a regular basis.

Topics covered in this safe driving policy

The following topics are covered in this safe driving policy:

• Vehicle safety and use requirements
• Responsibility of drivers
• Responsibility of managers
• Driver training
• Reporting of incidents
• Driver performance

Duration of this safe driving policy

This safe driving policy will take approximately five minutes to complete.

Learning outcomes for this safe driving policy

The following learning outcomes will be achieved upon completion of this safe driving policy:

• Understand the professional standards of safe driving that are expected.
• Recognise the types of behaviour and actions that constitute safe driving.
• Understand that everyone has a responsibility to contribute to safe travel for work-related purposes.
• Recognise personal responsibility to comply with this safe driving policy.
• Know how to report known or suspected breaches of this safe driving policy.
• Acknowledge that the safe driving policy does not cover every possible event or action and that caution and common sense are required.

Business outcomes for this safe driving policy

Once all employees, contractors and volunteers have completed your safe driving policy, the following business outcomes will be achieved for your organisation:

• Reduce road accidents and incidents arising from lack of awareness and poor driving skills of your employees.
• Mitigate the risk of legal liability associated with non-compliance with safe driving regulations.
• Protect your reputation from the damage caused by incidents of unsafe driving by your employees.
• Present a vision for professional standards and safe driving habits expected from your employees.
• Increase engagement by supporting a workplace culture that pays attention to the health and safety of employees and helps people adopt safe driving habits.

How to use this safe driving policy template