hence may affect avoid any unnecessary driving standards delays in their journey. possibly putting the driver and others at risk. Journey Time / Continuous driving The controls established Journeys in excess of 4 Driver/Risk Assessor Prior to journey Distance over long periods / hours driving and/or by this assessment are distances can distances greater than considered appropriate impact upon a 200 miles undertaken for short business drivers level of in any working day journeys based upon an concentration require additional risk expectation of driving no leading to a greater assessment. more than 200 miles risk of an accident and/or 4 hours in any working day. Tiredness/Fatigue Tiredness and Drivers should take None N/A fatigue can have a adequate rest breaks detrimental effect during their journey. The upon driving recommendation is to performance hence take at least 15 minutes increasing the every 2 hours of possibility of continuous driving. This accidents. should ideally be taken outside of the vehicle. Out of Hours Drivers undertaking Where an early start or None N/A Working journeys either late finish to a journey is early in the unavoidable provision morning or late at must be made for more night may be more frequent rest periods to susceptible to mitigate the effects of tiredness and
hence may affect driving standards possibly putting the driver and others at risk. avoid any unnecessary delays in their journey. Journey Time / Distance Continuous driving over long periods / distances can impact upon a drivers level of concentration leading to a greater risk of an accident The controls established by this assessment are considered appropriate for short business journeys based upon an expectation of driving no more than 200 miles and/or 4 hours in any working day. Journeys in excess of 4 hours driving and/or distances greater than 200 miles undertaken in any working day require additional risk assessment. Driver/Risk Assessor Prior to journey Tiredness/Fatigue Tiredness and fatigue can have a detrimental effect upon driving performance hence increasing the possibility of accidents. Drivers should take adequate rest breaks during their journey. The recommendation is to take at least 15 minutes every 2 hours of continuous driving. This should ideally be taken outside of the vehicle. None N/A Out of Hours Working Drivers undertaking journeys either early in the morning or late at night may be more susceptible to tiredness and Where an early start or late finish to a journey is unavoidable provision must be made for more frequent rest periods to mitigate the effects of None N/A
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