David Watson Transport Ltd are a specialist transport company operating a fleet of over 100 vehicles, comprising of top-of-the-range lorry loaders, STGO vehicles, flatbeds, police-approved escort vehicles and specialist trailers.
With over 160 employees the company pride themselves on taking the safety of their workforce and members of the public very seriously, as demonstrated by their company motto; “Setting the standards for others to follow.”
1. Challenge
David Watson Transport have long had a Drug & Alcohol (D&A) policy in place. However, when working to achieve or maintain accreditations, such as FORS Gold and ISO9001, they realised the policy would need to be more robust in order to protect their employees, members of the public, and the organisation as a whole.
In addition, D&A testing was becoming more of an expectation or requirement for their clients. David Watson Transport advised us … “Several other D&A providers we explored did not offer the same level of quality and support.”
3. Benefit
David Watson Transport feel reassured that adopting the same brand of equipment used by Police Forces across the UK, ensures they are covered from a legal perspective. They carry out pre-employment screening during induction, conveying how seriously they take D&A misuse and the health and safety of their workforce.
David Watson Transport told us… “The reasonable cost of the equipment has enabled us to provide several members of staff with training and testing kits, to ensure we have national coverage for our seven depots.”
2. Solution
“A chance meeting with D.tec at a Brake Safety Conference led to an effective working relationship.”
D.tec provide David Watson Transport with an array of services to ensure they can carry out in-house testing.
D.tec assisted with policy refinement, training, and continues to supply the necessary equipment and regular recalibration of devices.
4. Result
Having a proactive D&A screening policy and programme has ensured David Watson Transport continue to deliver on their company mission of “Setting the standards for others to follow.”
“The support offered by D.tec has enabled us to achieve and maintain several major accreditations, as well as giving us the confidence as a company to ensure we can communicate our D&A policy effectively to our workforce. This helps ensure the safety of our workforce, as well as the wider public, and supports the wellbeing of our employees.”
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