Vodafone Hutchison Australia
Who is Vodafone Hutchison Australia and what does road safety mean to their organisation?
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) runs and maintains a Telecommunications Network across Australia. Our operations include retail and network activities. Both activities require travel in light and heavy vehicles. VHA regards occupational road risks a key risk area. We are continually review incident and monitoring our performance.
Majority of our Network Operations are managed by our contractors. Our contractors are required by VHA to have occupational road safety programmes. The safety performance of our contractors is monitoring through an internal governance programme.
VHA is continually looking to ways of improving our operations. Where we are looking to reduce the amount and frequency of travel, through the uses of mobile technology and remote monitoring. As a global company we continually share best practices between the Vodafone markets.
What are VHA’s NRSPP road safety commitments and by when?
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Road Safety Commitments |
Completed |
| 1. Share learnings from our global operations | Ongoing |
| 2. Actively contribute to the NRSPP Safe Use of Mobiles in Vehicles Working Group | Ongoing |
| 3. Support in the development of the video and other awareness material to help improve the safe use of mobiles in vehicles | Ongoing |
Supporting Actions Delivered by Vodafone Hutchison Australia
- Vodafone was a direct funder of the B2B video with Optus and Telstra which featured Michael Stanley. The purpose of the video was to provide leadership by seeking to engage other organisations around establishing a safe use of mobiles in vehicle policy, the whole working group delivered:
- NRSPP Guide: Developing an Effective Policy for Mobile Phone Use in Vehicles
- B2B Video
- Mobile Phone Distraction in Vehicles – It Doesn’t Add Up! (Poster Series)
- IAG Distraction Expert and head of research at IAG, Robert McDonald provided an industry focused video on the risk of driver distraction from mobiles.
- TAC held their Road Safety Leadership Forum August 2016 which hosted the launch of the SUMV guide. Vodafone representatives attended the launch, which included a panel session was which Geoff Hoad, Jerome Carslake and Mace Hartley.
- Vodafone was part of the Grey Fleet Working Group and hosted the NSW workshop.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia's Contributions to the NRSPP & Points of Contact
Dwayne Duncum - Departed
Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Commencement Date: 27/05/2017 Sector: Telecommunications https://www.vodafone.com.au/Dwayne Duncum - Departed
Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Vodafone Hutchison Australia through Dwayne Duncum were founders of the NRSPP Grey Fleet Working Group. Vodafone hosted the NSW Workshop to help provide input from the regulator but also as an employer who has grey fleet on the development of a practical guide.
A key deliverable of the working group was the guide and supporting content.