joebell
Senior Member
- Location
- New Hampshire
I sit on my companys safety committee and one of the topics we are attempting to confront is distracted driving. This topic was brought to light at a monthly SIG meeting and later to our safety committee. A couple of the issues seem to be legal in nature, big surprise there, but I wanted to get a feel or thoughts from others.
The toughest issue is where the liability begins from the company standpoint, we have 6 company vehicles on the road ,5 service vans and a delivery truck. The first response was to ban the use of cell phones in company vehicles but what about the company phones used in private vehicles. If say a project manager was on the company cell phone and got into an accident, in his own vehicle, would the company have any liability?
I am honestly conflicted in this debate being one of the service techs in the van. We use the time in the van to call our next appointment, place stock orders, call inspectors etc. Yet I do see how using the cell phone can be a distraction and want to do the right thing.
Anyone one else have a distracted driving policy?
The toughest issue is where the liability begins from the company standpoint, we have 6 company vehicles on the road ,5 service vans and a delivery truck. The first response was to ban the use of cell phones in company vehicles but what about the company phones used in private vehicles. If say a project manager was on the company cell phone and got into an accident, in his own vehicle, would the company have any liability?
I am honestly conflicted in this debate being one of the service techs in the van. We use the time in the van to call our next appointment, place stock orders, call inspectors etc. Yet I do see how using the cell phone can be a distraction and want to do the right thing.
Anyone one else have a distracted driving policy?