Staged approach drives award-winning move to proactive safety
Aug. 21, 2025
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If you made a list of possible workplace driving risks a company operating a light and heavy vehicle fleet could face, Sodexo Australia (Sodexo) would tick almost every box.
The food and facilities management company, which services the Australian energy and resources sector, transports up to 4 million resource workers a year on its mass transport bus fleet to and from 20 remote mine sites across the Pilbara region. So, tick being responsible for the safety of many in addition to their own workers, as well as their own drivers negotiating difficult and often unfamiliar conditions.
Drivers work long hours, and, in addition, Sodexo support personnel are on call. So, tick fatigue as a significant risk to be managed across its light vehicle as well as mass transport fleet.
In addition to fatigue, sun glare, poorly-lit and unsealed roads, animal strikes and rapidly-changing weather can be added to the list.
And with a large number of bus and light vehicle drivers, tick the risks that come from non-professional driver behaviour, such as speeding, harsh braking or seatbelt violations.
With so many work driving risks to manage, in recent years Sodexo has prioritised prevention, taking a more proactive approach to safety risk management, built on driving being recognised as a critical workplace hazard.
