Lives are being lost unnecessarily

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Our Campaign: Scaling Post-Crash Response

Working together, we can scale a life-saving post-crash response capability across the road network

Drivers are entitled to the same emergency care afforded to workers in conventional settings. It’s time to level up. Our campaign explains how.

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›Closing the gap in post-crash response

Post-crash response across the road network – the driver’s workplace – remains inconsistent and underdeveloped, contributing to avoidable loss of life.

While progress has been made in preventing collisions, far less attention has been given to the critical minutes that follow.

In many cases, the first person on scene is another driver. This campaign aims to close that gap by equipping drivers and organisations with the skills, confidence and understanding to act safely and effectively until emergency services arrive.

›The Road network needs a response too

In fixed workplaces, incidents are supported by trained first aiders under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.

But the road network – where millions work every day – does not benefit from the same structured response.

At least one in three road traffic collisions, and one in four serious-injury collisions in Britain, involve someone driving for work. Yet when incidents occur on the road, those affected are far more likely to experience delayed or less effective early intervention than their non-mobile colleagues.

We can make the road network a safer place for drivers

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›A Shared Responsibility

It is neither practical nor realistic for individual employers to provide the same level of first-aid cover for drivers as they do within fixed workplaces. However, the imbalance between these environments can be addressed.

By recognising the road network as a shared workspace, employers can contribute to a collective solution – training a proportion of their drivers to respond safely at incidents. In doing so, post-crash response becomes a distributed capability, improving outcomes not just for their own employees, but for all road users.

car driver after collision with head on steering wheel

emergency services vehicles at car accident scene

›Our Campaign Aims

This campaign calls for a more effective, practical approach to post-crash response for those who drive for work, aligning existing health and safety principles with the realities of the road network.

Our campaign aims to:

Raise awareness of the gap in post-crash response across the road network
Support organisations to recognise their role in improving outcomes for drivers and other road users
Encourage a shared, system-wide approach to early intervention at incidents
Equip drivers with the skills, confidence and understanding to act safely and effectively
Embed this commitment through adoption of the Driver First Assist Charter

›The DFA Charter?

Organisations can adopt the Driver First Assist Charter to demonstrate leadership in improving post-crash response and protecting those who drive for work.

“We recognise the road network as a workplace, where the risks faced by drivers require an effective and timely response.

We are committed to improving post-crash outcomes by equipping a proportion of our drivers with the skills, knowledge and confidence to act safely and effectively at incident scenes.

In doing so, we will contribute to a wider, shared capability that supports emergency services and improves outcomes for all road users.”

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WHAT THEY SAY

Our Clients

Such a worthwhile course for any driver of any vehicle, at any stage of your driving journey.

Thomas Ray BSc (Hons)

National Training Manager, Drivetech (part of the AA)

At Matalan, the safety of colleagues is our number one priority and that doesn’t just stop within the workplace. It is crucial when driving to and from work that people recognise the dangers and have the skills to be able to make the right decisions to help save lives. This course taught me a huge amount and without doubt I’m safer on the roads because of it

Mick Doe

General Manager, Contract Logistics, Matalan

We know many patients die at the scene of road traffic collisions because of a failure to open an airway, or to arrest external haemorrhage. The Driver First Assist course will empower drivers to deliver life-saving skills, helping to keep a patient alive in those valuable minutes before the ambulance arrives. This course also gives drivers the confidence to ensure they fully appreciate the importance of scene safety and good communication with the emergency services. The more first responders we have, the better. Could that be you?

Sir Keith Porter

Emeritus Professor of Traumatology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Having worked in the Road Transport Industry for nearly 40 years and having been an Expert Witness in many serious and fatal road traffic collisions, the importance of emergency first aid at the scene of such incidents should not be overlooked. Driver First Assist gives that opportunity to ensure that more individuals and road users have the skills to secure a scene and to apply emergency first aid, before the Emergency Services arrive thereby, improving the chances of survival for the most critically injured. I would encourage anyone who travels on a regular basis and therefore, might be the first person on the scene to attend one of these courses and obtain vital life-saving skills.

Gordon J F Humphreys

Foster Tachographs and Transport Compliance

The hon. Gentleman, (Rob Flello MP) highlighted eloquently the difference made by DFA, and our nation is stronger for its work. (Hansard, November 2015)

Andrew Jones

Transport Minister

Very impressed with the trainer. Delivered content clearly and concisely without ever talking down to attendees. One of the most exciting courses I have ever attended.

Alex Brady

Depot Manager

Excellent Training and course. The Content was pitched just right with a good mix of presenting/videos and practical.

John Taylor

Business Owner

Providing professional drivers, who are often first to witness or come across such incidents, with basic life support training and the knowledge to know what to do will ultimately mean patients get the care they need whilst emergency help is en route.

Dr Anthony Marsh

CEO, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives

Iron Mountain has been recognised for our Road Safety ethos over the years, utilising Driver First Assist has been a significant factor in embedding a safety culture within our Transportation teams.

Rory Morgan

Head of Transportation Head of Transportation - Europe, Middle East & Africa

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