Tuesday, 09 December 2008 14:13
Australian Transport News have prepared a feature on assisting Transport Operators to best deal with a death of one of thier employees:
Fatal road accidents impact everyone involved for the rest of their lives, from the families to the companies who employed the driver and especially the driver if he or she walks away.
Despite the emotional and fragile nature of the issue, if you don’t represent your company effectively in the first hours and days of a fatality, the costs could be significant years later, experts warn.
Operators are not always represented adequately by evidence secured from the scene. It can take years for these cases to commence after police have covered the scene. In some cases, two to five years can pass from the initial investigation before the case is heard in court.
As a result, lawyers and third-party investigative specialists agree you must act fast if you are to defend yourself properly in the years to come.
George Rechnitzer, Roger Sanders and Maxwell Shifman of Delta-V Experts were interviewed on their experience in incident investigation, and the most effective ways of ensuring the best possible outcome in the event of a serious collision.
The full article may be downloaded here.
