Fleet
operators and suppliers are being urged to enter Brake's Australasian
Fleet Safety Awards 2017. The road safety charity is reminding companies they
only have two weeks left to enter. The deadline for entries is Friday 16 June
2017. Winners will be announced on Thursday 28 September.
The Awards, sponsored by SurePlan, Suzuki and Telogis, recognise the achievements of organisations and individuals working to reduce the number of road crashes involving at-work drivers.
This is the third year that Brake has run the Awards in Australasia, building on the success of its UK Fleet Safety Awards which have been running for over a decade.
The 2017 Awards, which are free to enter, consist of the following five categories:
Visit the event website, www.fleetsafetyawards.com/australasian-awards, where you can find out more details and download an entry form. Alternatively, contact Brake on +64 (0)21 407 953 or brakecharity@gmail.com for more information.
Caroline Perry, Brake's NZ Director says: We're inviting awards entries from any organisation with at-work drivers or with an interest in improving road safety, to celebrate the best of fleet safety over the past year. We know there are lots of organisations doing fantastic work already to tackle their road risk. These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate their successes and share best practice within the industry.'
Last year's winners included Council for the City of Sydney, Fleetcoach, and Barry McColl from Fonterra who won the Road Risk Manager of the Year Award.
The Awards are part of Brake Professional, an initiative by Brake, the road safety charity for fleet professionals aimed at sharing best practice in road risk management. Anyone involved in managing at-work drivers, and suppliers to fleets, can join the low-cost membership scheme to gain access to best practice information through webinars and seminars, online and downloadable tools for managers and drivers. To find out more visit www.brakepro.org.
Notes to editors
Brake
Brake is an international road safety charity. Its
New Zealand division promotes road safety and campaigns against the carnage on
New Zealand roads. It is also fundraising to improve support for families
bereaved and injured in road crashes. To support Brake, go to www.brake.org.nz. Support books for children
and adults bereaved in road crashes are available for free to families by
contacting Brake on brakecharity@gmail.com or 021 407 953.
Brake was founded in the UK in 1995, and now has domestic operations
in the UK and New Zealand, and works
globally to promote action on road safety.
Road crashes are not accidents; they are
devastating and preventable events, not chance mishaps. Calling them accidents
undermines work to make roads safer, and can cause insult to families whose
lives have been torn apart by needless casualties.
Brake Professional
Brake
runs a not-for-profit global membership service for professionals working in
the field of road safety.
Brake Professional is open to all professionals, but
typically health and safety officers, fleet managers, risk managers, driver
trainers, human resource professionals, vehicle managers, road safety officers
(in commercial organisations and the public sector), police and emergency
service workers. We also have many members who supply road safety services.
Brake Professional provides online access to practical road
safety management tools to improve road safety, and free and significantly
discounted access to Brake events. Find out more.
