Legal Warning for Fleets Failing Driver First Aid Duty of Care

Training in traumatic injuries urged in new campaign

St John Ambulance’s services has launched a national campaign urging businesses to better prepare their workforce to respond to traumatic injuries in the workplace – from accidents to knife crime, terrorist attacks and mass casualty incidents. The need for holistic responses to traumatic injuries has reportedly risen sharply over recent years, with more than 50,000 offences involving knives in England and Wales recorded in 2024, a 4% rise from t…

Legal warning for fleets failing driver first aid duty of care

Employers could face prosecution if they fail to ensure first aid training for staff who drive for work, a new national road safety campaign has warned.

Employers could be prosecuted for failing to protect drivers, campaign warns

Employers that do not provide adequate training to staff who drive for work could face prosecution, a new national road safety campaign has warned. The Driving Down Inequality campaign, led by the not-for-profit organisation Driver First Assist (DFA) and supported by Beverley Bell CBE, former senior traffic commissioner (STC) for Great Britain, says it aims to shine a spotlight on millions of drivers who are being excluded from basic workplace s…