COMING UP: Thursday 21st November at 11:00

We restart our masterclass series with a special webinar

Speed Management and Risk Reduction Strategies

This special webinar is being delivered as part of the Project EDWARD 2024 campaign and delivered during Brake’s National Road Safety Week.

Please note:

• This webinar will be delivered on Teams rather than the usual Zoom
• The webinar is also available to non-ARRM members

The theme is speed management and risk reduction and format will be a panel of four experts chaired by Simon Turner, Engagement Manager for the National Highways Driving for Better Business programme and Chairman of the Trustees at ARRM.

The discussion will cover:

Why speed management is necessary

• Managing speed on local roads and the Strategi Road Network (SRN)
• What technologies are used to manage speed
• How we use to technology to encourage driver behaviour change
• Enforcement technology for when that change doesn’t happen

Risk reduction

• Are risks to drivers the same or changing?
• How can employers be more pro-active in reducing risk?
• Are we winning the battle to change drivers’ attitudes to speed?
• How can the pressure speed be reduced?

The role of data

• How effective are employers using data to reduce road risk?
• How reliable is local data that identifies high-risk roads?
• How can the quality of data be improved?
• How does data lead to safety improvements on the SRN?

Changing Minds

• What is preventing us changing minds?
• How do we challenge the idea that road deaths are inevitable?
• How do fleet operators succeed in changing minds and behaviour?
• The panellists’ final thoughts on where we are and the job still to do

This promises to be a fascinating discussion with expert insight across many different areas of road safety. Attendees will also have the opportunity to put questions to the panellists at the end of the discussion.

The Panellists

John Piper is Sales and Marketing Director of Jenoptik. The firm specialises in speed enforcement systems, including speed displays, mobile speed cameras and average speed cameras.

James Dewhurst is Sales Director at Webfleet. A lover of all things tech, he is passionate about connected vehicle technology and the integration of data to foster a greener approach.

Chris Spinks is Managing Director of Westcotec, providing LED speed limit signs, warning signs and other related technology to authorities and safer roads partnerships across the UK.

Mark Cartwright is Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention at National Highways. He has more than three decades of experience in the transport sector.

THURSDAY 16TH JANUARY 2025 @ 11am

Diabetes - The invisible epidemic among drivers

Kate Walker and Lisa Gahan from the Diabetes Safety Organisation.

If someone with diabetes has a ‘hypo’ (that means the body's sugar levels go far too low) they may act as if drunk, or even black out.

What if that person was driving for work on behalf of your business at the time?

Diabetes is a hidden epidemic. One third of the population are either at increased risk of the condition or are already living with diabetes. It leaving all companies exposed to increased absenteeism and increased risk of accidents

700 people a day are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK, and there are currently 4.6 million people with diabetes of which 1 million do not know they have the condition. 80% have type 2 diabetes, 5% have type 1 diabetes and 5% have rare types of the condition. The NHS spends £10 billion a year (10% of its budget) on diabetes. £8 billion (80%) of which are avoidable complications if people were given more education and support.

Your Presenters

Kate Walker and Lisa Gahan from the Diabetes Safety Organisation. DSO is the market leader in awareness and training services for diabetes health and safety for the construction, transport and rail industries.

Kate has been working in the health and wellbeing industry for the past 21 years. She has transferred her expertise and knowledge of behaviour change into education and support for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Kate is passionate about helping people manage their condition and provide support for companies to create a safe environment for people to work in.

Kate is a published author, business owner and presenter. Kate is also a consultant, advising companies at a strategic level on diabetes and risk. She is involved in research both at the University of Birmingham and Aston University and Kate is the chair of a charity helping people with long term health conditions in the community.

Lisa has 20 years’ experience in global development, public service and public health. She has spent the majority of her career in Big 4 consulting, serving clients such as the United Nations, development agencies, and governments. She established and led the KPMG Human and Social Services practice in South Africa from 2013-2018.