ACC Fleet Saver What is the Fleet Saver
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ACC Fleet Saver
What is the Fleet Saver Programme? Incentive scheme aimed at encouraging the adoption of systematic management practices that will result in improved: – road safety – workplace injuries prevention – fuel savings – fleet viability and profitability – transport productivity
• Modelled on: – WSMP – Australian heavy vehicle schemes – OSH injury prevention • Incentives include reduced levy on ACC portion of vehicle licence fee • Specific audit standards must be met • Determined by ACC-approved on-site audit • Road safety best practice consistent with HSE Amendment Act 1992
Why is ACC doing this? Safer Journeys strategy: Safe System • Human error – People make mistakes and crashes are inevitable • Human vulnerability – The human body has a limited ability to withstand crash forces • Shared responsibility - System designers and system users must all shared responsibility for managing crash forces to a level that does not result in death or serious injury. • All of system approach - It will take a whole-ofsystem approach to implement the Government’s Safe System priority.
Risk reduction Chances of making a mistake or error that could result in a crash are dependent on: • safety systems employed by operator • roads being driven on • vehicle condition and performance • driver characteristics, external influences, physical and mental state
Changing safety culture (beyond compliance
The fleet operator has primary responsibility for safety within their organisation The fleet operator: • Sets the standards of behaviour • Hires, fires and arranges for the training of staff • Purchases or leases the vehicles • Decides on maintenance priorities • Determines the safety culture within the organisation
What are the benefits? • Fleets with good safety management systems have less than ½ the crash rate of those that don’t irrespective of fault • Crash rates halved when safety management systems introduced • Uptake greater than 50% amongst combination vehicle fleets
Savings made: Alexander Petroleum • Achieved in 3 years: – 18% reduction in fuel consumption (l/100 km) – 50% reduction in incidents – 99% reduction in 90 km/h speed exception reports from vehicle instrumentation • Four main factors addressed: – Management / leadership – Drivers – Vehicles – Journey
Savings made: • 13% better fuel efficiency • 75% reduction in speeding events (over 95 km/hr) • 70% reduction in idling • Significant unscheduled maintenance events reduced • Improved tyre life • Improved supply chain performance • Improved internal communication 16 truck and 32 drivers Line haul subcontractor to PBT Transport
How does it work? Audit Standard Levy reduction Incentive per vehicle Platinum 40% $280 Gold 25% $175 Silver 15% $105
Fleet assessments • Fleet operators undergo an independent audit to 8 standards – 5 closely related to WSMP, based on NZ/AS 4801 and closely aligned to HSE legislation – 3 fleet-specific based on TERNZ research • Carried out by ACC-approved auditors
Fleet Safety Incentive Programme Vehicles Selection and maintenance Workplace Contractors Driving Management commitment Subcontractor management Emergency readiness Hazard identification Health and wellness Hazard management People
Where to from here? – Regulations are under development – Grouping policy is under development – Interactions with ACC work products are being finalised Go live 1 July 2013