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Mark Group is the first company within the UK to be independently assessed and certified by BSI to the internationally-recognized standard, BS ISO 39001.

Sara Walton, BSI's committee secretary for BS ISO 39001, on how working to a common standard can avoid the devastating effects of death and serious injury.

Nationwide’s ratings have risen at online review site, Review Centre, reaching a new high of 4.3 stars (from a maximum 5 stars).

Hundreds of company car and van drivers are killed every year, yet bad practice is putting many more at risk, research suggests.

RoSPA is urging other parts of the UK to consider lowering the drink-drive limit after publishing a response to the proposal in Scotland.

The BBC has investigated some sleep issues causing problems for people across the UK in ‘Goodnight Britain’, screened last week.

Motorists need to be having regular eyesight checks, says Simon Elstow, head of training at driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive.

Work-related road safety campaign continues after its Government grant is axed.

A new survey of British motorists shows that car buyers are positive about the concept of the autonomous car.

Hill Dickinson has announced a strategic partnership with accident management company, Sopp + Sopp to create an integrated claims management service specifically designed for its commercial fleet clients.

Drivers should disclose private motoring data to employer for comprehensive risk management policies.

ARI Fleet has added its support to nationwide calls during national Road Safety Week for local authorities to reduce speed limits to 20 mph and drivers to slow down particularly around schools, homes, shops and parks.

AutoRestore has announced its acquisition of ADR Group, the Midlands-based accident repair centre network, to create a new fixed and mobile repair business.

Increasing road casualty figures put focus on accident prevention technology.

Research reveals confusion among companies over eyesight responsibilities.

A recent survey by The Association of British Insurers (ABI) reveals that more than three in four people believe there should be restrictions on young drivers after they pass their test.

‘Crash for Cash’ fraudsters are costing nearly £400 million every year, according to a new report published by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB).

Motorists and hauliers will benefit from increased capacity on England's motorways by spring 2015 thanks to the acceleration of three upgrades, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced.

Cardinus Risk Management is adding a new tool that measures the overall safety climate within an organisation, to its product portfolio.

Drivers are at risk on 40% of Britain’s roads due to fading road markings in austerity Britain, claims Jim Fitzpatrick, shadow road safety minister.

Telsis has chosen national Road Safety Week to partner with road safety charity Brake and to launch a new system that could enable fleet managers to enforce phone use policy.

Four in 10 motorists would never consider using a driver-less car, according to the IAM's latest poll. Furthermore, 65% of people are sceptical as to whether or not driver-less technology is actually a good idea.

For a business thriving on repairing damaged cars, the last warning you would expect to hear is one urging motorists to take extra precautions to ensure safer motoring this winter.

Two more fleet operators, Alphabet and Tusker, have signed up to use the BVRLA’s free-to-use ReCare safety recall scheme.

Zenith’s in-house accident management team has processed its 100,000th claim.

Fleets are being urged to get involved in a week-long national road safety campaign which is launched today (Monday, November 19). Brake, the road safety charity, is appealing to drivers to slow down to 20mph around homes, schools and shops, and calling for 20mph limits in built-up areas.

A call for driver risk assessments to be transferred from one employer to another has come from Jonathan Mosley, director of sales and marketing at E-Training World.

The final countdown has begun for companies seeking to win RoSPA's acclaimed Management of Occupational Road Risk (MORR) Awards.

A leading academic has questioned the role of the police in work-related road safety after a report recommended developing a mandatory national standard.

Research reveals one in three UK drivers is putting themselves and other road users at risk by not meeting the legal vision standard for driving.

Craig Budsworth, the new chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS)– a non-profit making national association of solicitors who specialise in representing road traffic accident victims, has announced plans for a Motor Claims Code.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport (DfT) that it will be consulting on the speed limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5 tonnes on single carriageway roads.

The South East of England has seen less improvement in its road safety than any other region in England, according to IAM’s analysis of recent data produced by the Department for Transport.

Road safety charity Brake is inviting fleet operators and suppliers to enter and attend its annual fleet safety conference and awards.

Autonomous emergency braking offered as an option on latest version of the Ford Fiesta.

Trimble has announced that it has released new enhancements to the Trimble GeoManager Driver Safety solution, allowing field service organisations to more easily manage and communicate behaviours that influence driver and vehicle safety.

Occupational road risk management standards are being driven up by a new focus on ‘responsible procurement’.

A report commissioned by insurer RSA, has found that road crashes caused by poor driver vision result in an estimated 2,900 casualties and cost £33 million per year.

The number of deaths and serious injuries of vehicle occupants fell by 5% in the year ending June 2012, compared with the previous 12 months, according to the latest Department for Transport (DfT) statistics.

Fleet managers are being urged to revisit company policies on drink-driving in response to a rise in fatalities.