The Road Safety Podcast

Hear more about the value that healthy and safe drivers add to an organisation in today’s episode of The Road Safety Podcast. Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA, is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance project, funded by...

Hear how important it is to reduce the risk of distraction in today’s episode of The Road Safety Podcast. Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA, is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance project, funded by Transport Scotland a...

Find out more about why it’s so important to manage drink and drug driving within an overall strategy for managing driving risk, in today’s episode of The Road Safety Podcast. Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA, is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Scottish Occ...

Find out more about why it’s so important to manage fatigue, in today’s episode of The Road Safety Podcast. Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA, is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance project, funded by Transport Scotland...

Find out more about why seatbelts are so important in today’s episode of The Road Safety Podcast. Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA, is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance project, funded by Transport Scotland and deliv...

Hear how to manage speed and where it fits within an overall strategy for managing driving risk, in today’s episode of The Road Safety Podcast.   Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA, is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance...

Welcome to the third series of The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving and riding for work and managing the risk in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.  Our host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA - is joined by Fiona O’Donnell, who leads on driving related risk for Jacobs. This ‘how to’ podcast is part of the work of the Sc...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing Electric Vehicles, and not only cars but also e-bikes and e-motorbikes, with Neil Swanson, Director at the Electr...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing the top five biggest driver behaviour issues, with Greg Burns, from Road Policing at Police Scotland.  Don’t forg...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing how being part of the ScORSA network has helped one organisation think differently and manage the risk, with John...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing sleep, fatigue and those who drive and ride for work with Lisa Artis, Deputy CEO at The Sleep Charity.  Don’t for...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing older drivers with Rob Heard, Road Safety and Older Drivers Consultant at the Older Driver’s Forum.  Don’t forget...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing 'Driver and Rider Training' with Allan Mauchline.  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing the Gig Economy and those who drive and ride for work with Becky Guy, Road Safety Manager at the Royal Society fo...

Welcome to the second series of The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving and riding for work and managing the risk in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.  With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   We’re back with a new series, because we all have a part to play in keeping ourselves and each other safe on the roads....

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we’re going to be discussing the ‘fatal four’. Don’t forget to subscribe to...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we are exploring what actions organisations need to take, to close the loop and ensure the risks are bein...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we are exploring what organisations need to ‘check’ to ensure the risks are being managed. Do...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we are exploring what organisations need to ‘do’ to manage the risk. Don’t forget to su...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing  the importance of managing occupational road risk, with Roger Bibbings MBE, who wa...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   In this episode, we're discussing the ‘safe system’ with George Henry, National Operations Manager for Road Sa...

Welcome to The Road Safety podcast, the podcast that keeps driving for work and how to manage risks, in the minds of people and businesses across Scotland.   With your host, Dr Karen McDonnell - Occupational Safety and Health Policy Adviser at RoSPA.   Our conversations will help you understand where driving for work sits within the Safe System approach. How can...