Backwatch Safety Products

The overall safety policy of fleet operations, should not be viewed as an obligatory cost, but a vital tool to provide a safe working environment for drivers, vehicles and all road users.

Effective action can save the company money in terms of claims from 3rd parties and staff, damage repair, loss of earning due to vehicle off road and potentially savings in insurance premiums

What can you do?

• Regular driver assessment – tracking and video recording can assist
• Driver hand book – accident procedures, phone policy, post crash procedure, claim and evidence reporting
• Technology
  • video provides irrefutable evidence, tracking systems can assist identification of regular     speeders, harsh braking, enabling effective action to educate
  • Driver assistance systems such as radar and AI camera systems to assist drivers to spot vehicles/people in blind spots to help prevent accidents in the first place

If an incident occurred, if you have not taken any action, would you be able to provide full justification for the reasoning behind not fitting additional safety equipment?

Why should you take action?

• If a driver baulks at a “spy” in the cab, it is vital to point out that as a company there is a duty of care to look after its employees and back the driver up if there is no fault
• Vehicles are a company asset and need to be protected
• Legal compliance, e.g. DVS
• Moral duty – corporate responsibility
• Self preservation and company of good repute – DEFEND AGAINST UNWARRANTED CLAIMS/CASH FOR CRASH
• Reduce risk
  • Follow and investigate fully any reported crashes or claimed traffic violations
  • Recording and tracking can give full details of incident, images, protect reputation, whilst defending the company against complaints and claims

Backwatch Safety Products Limited are a family company, established for over 25 years, specialising in the provision and installation of commercial vehicle safety equipment, including radar detection and AI camera systems. Key to our business is a personalised service, working with customers to determine exactly what are their specific requirements, protect their fleet, drivers and making sure operators are protected from unscrupulous claims. Importantly, in the unlikely event of a system fault, providing timely back up to rectify it.

For more information and a no obligation discussion, please speak to one of our team today