NRSPP Monthly Bulletin – Dec 2014 – No. 8

NRSPP has released its monthly newsletter. This newsletter provides updates, information about events, and resources about road safety-related issues.

The monthly October 2014 Bulletin outlines the programs:

  • Achievements
  • Christmas wish from NRSPP
  • News
  • Resources
  • Featured case study
  • Events
  • Links

NRSPP Achievements December 2014

  • The 8th Steering Committee meeting held in Sydney on the 19 December was hosted by IAG Insurance: 19 Steering Committee Partners were kindly hosted by IAG. Some key outcomes from the meeting include:
    • The introduction of NRSPP Program Partners (PP) was approved. PP make a commitment to take action to improve road safety within their workplace and the environment they operate in and share the outputs/outcomes through the program. For more details refer to PP.
    • New Working Group launched – Evaluating the risk associated with a driver’s mindset before driving following a stress event. More to come in 2015.
    • Final draft report for Benchmarking Stages 1 and 2 finalised.
  • NRSPP included in National Road Safety Action Plan 2015–2017 . Action Item 18, which is to Encourage private sector organisations to implement best practice fleet and workplace safety policies Implementation Work with the NRSPP and state-based partnership initiatives to encourage road safety improvements in the workplace.
  • Presentation at Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2014: NRSPP is a mechanism to demonstrate that road safety good practice is not altruistic but entirely good business.
  • NRSPP welcomes its first two Program Partners and a wishes to highlight one of their road safety action commitments:
    •  Australian Mobil Telecommunications Association: Development of an evidence-based “Thought Leadership: piece on mobile phone distractions.
    • Transport Safety Group: development of speed compliance standards (framework for organisation’s policies and procedures).