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THERE are strong ethical, business and practical safety reasons why employers should consider promoting safer riding on bikes or scooters among their staff.

While it's not your job to oversee employees' lives, it makes sense to promote health and safety and good practice in everything your employees do - including their ride to work.

Pushing for safer riding on the commute will set your business out as one that puts health and safety at the top of the agenda, one that puts the lives and health of its employees first, in everything they do.

So how can you get involved?
Start with their kit.

If you see a member of staff ride in dressed in normal office wear, ask yourself if that is appropriate clothing for a bike or scooter rider and would it protect them in the event of a collision?

Do you know if they have the basic skills required to handle a bike or scooter - and if not, could time be found in the working day for them to attend a basic bike skills course?

The law on corporate manslaughter has highlighted one thing: good employers understand the importance of identifying hazards in the workplace and taking steps to eradicate them. And the new law has made it clear that the authorities now expect employers to promote good practice where health and safety is concerned beyond the traditional mindset of an employer's responsibilities.

So if you know a member of your team is risking accident or injury on their journey to work, it's good practice to do something about it.

It's not just the social responsibility of being a good boss. There's a practical business consideration, too: how many days sick will a team member have after a bad accident on their bikes or scooters - and how would their absence impact on the business?

Are your employees a hazard to themselves when they commute on their bike or scooter... and what will you do to prevent a potential accident statistic from becoming a real one?