Official data — ONISR · INRS
Road crashes at work
in figures
Sources: ONISR — final 2025 figures (road deaths overall: 3,515 killed, +2.4 %) · final 2024 figures (work-related road risk) · INRS · DREETS · the Ministry of Labour.
Causes of death at work
Breakdown in % — source: ONISR / INRS 2024
Work-related road deaths (number of people killed)
Trend 2019–2024 — source: ONISR · 424 deaths at work in 2024 · * the work-related breakdown for 2025 is still to come
The sectors most exposed to road risk
What I offer you
Three separate strands,
built for the voluntary sector
Every association is its own thing. Here are the three services I offer: one, two or all three, depending on what you need, what your budget is, and how far along your prevention work already is.
A review of your journeys
A careful picture of how your association gets about, so you can measure exactly where you stand before deciding anything.
- A map of your journeys (volunteers, paid staff, the people you support)
- A list of the vehicles in use and an assessment of the state they are in
- An assessment of the occasional drivers and how much practice they have
- A written report, with recommendations set out in order of priority
Advice and support
Putting your prevention work on a proper footing, without turning the association into an administrative machine.
- Drafting a volunteer driver charter that fits what you actually do
- Protocols for 9-seater minibuses (checks, driving, looking after passengers)
- The road section of the single risk assessment document (DUER) for your paid staff
- Light-touch administrative support, with no paperwork for its own sake
Training your teams
The heart of what I do. Training your volunteers and your paid staff alike in driving and road safety, in formats that fit the pace you work at.
- Group awareness session — volunteers and paid staff, a session of 1 to 3 hours, ideal at an annual general meeting or a volunteers' day
- Driving a 9-seater minibus — getting the feel of it, handling the size of the vehicle, carrying passengers, braking when loaded
- Eco-driving — up to −15 % on fuel, good for the budget and good for the environment
- Driving tuition — category B and two-wheelers (A1 · A2 · A)
No strict obligation
where volunteers are concerned. But.
The voluntary sector has a legal status of its own. For your paid staff, the French Labour Code applies. For your volunteers, it is the association's liability — and often the chair's own, in person — that is at stake. Here is what you need to know.
The moment your association employs evena single member of staff, you are an employer in the eyes of the Labour Code. The duty to assess and prevent road risk applies in full, including for commuting and for one-off trips.
→ A risk assessment document is mandatory, along with training, information and prevention measures that fit.
Because a volunteer is not an employee, article L. 4121-1 does not apply directly. Even so, when a volunteer drives on association business, a crash puts the association's civil liability towards third parties (passengers, other road users) on the line.
→ Checking the licence, insurance that fits, and written protocols are the foundation of running things properly.
Where there is a clear failing — handing over a minibus without checking the licence, ignoring obvious wear on a vehicle — the chair can find their civil, and even criminal, liabilityat stake in person, beyond what the association's cover reaches.
→ Prevention work that is written down and traceable is the best legal protection an officer of the association has.
Funding
Let us talk budget,
with nothing hidden
The voluntary sector works with tight budgets. I am well aware of that, and I respect it. Here, in plain terms, are the two routes open to you today for funding what I do.
Out of the association's own funds
A great many associations pay for their prevention work straight out of their running budget, their membership fees or operating grants they already hold. My rates are deliberately sized for the voluntary sector, to keep this route within reach.
- No OPCO paperwork, no funding application
- Short lead time — a session is possible within 2 to 4 weeks
- Ideal for a group awareness session, a review or a workshop
- Invoiced directly — VAT not applicable (art. 293 B of the CGI)
Subcontracted through a partner body
If your association employs staff and pays into an OPCO (often Uniformation for the voluntary and social economy sector), the training can be funded under your skills development plan. In that case I work as a subcontractor to a Qualiopi-certified training body.
- An agreement signed with the partner training body
- Funding from Uniformation (or another OPCO), according to your sector
- Exactly the same teaching, delivered by the same trainer
- Longer administrative lead time (1.5 to 3 months, depending on the file)
Some departmental road safety plans (PDASR) co-fund prevention work aimed at the general public or at volunteers. Worth asking about early in the calendar year.
Several foundations back associations on safety, mobility and prevention: Fondation MAIF, Fondation MACIF and Fondation VINCI Autoroutes, among others.
The national fund for developing voluntary life (FDVA) pays for volunteer training. Town halls and county councils also back local road safety work on a regular basis.
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An association's responsibility
Road safety matters to every association
Volunteers, paid staff, team leaders: as soon as an association's activity involves motor journeys, the chair and the committee can be held responsible if there is a crash.
The association's civil liability is at stake if a volunteer has a crash on association business. Training beforehand cuts that risk considerably.
Article L4121-1 of the French Labour Code applies to associations that employ people, exactly as it does to any company.
Sized for your budget
Preferential rates for the voluntary sector
An association does not have a company's budget, and I take account of that. Courses are adjusted as a matter of course, and can be scaled to the size of your organisation.
Ways it can be adapted
- A short group awareness session (1.5 to 2 hours) at a controlled cost for small organisations
- Several associations in the same area can share a session between them
- A quote drawn up around the number of volunteers or staff involved
- Can be entered on the Uniformation training plan (the OPCO for the social economy)
Association FAQ
The questions associations ask
Are volunteers held to the same rules as paid staff?
In law, no: the Labour Code does not apply to volunteers. The association's civil liability, on the other hand, is still at stake if there is a crash during a mission. An awareness session beforehand is therefore strongly advised.
Does our insurance require training?
Some association insurance policies set particular conditions, or even reduce the premium, when the volunteers who drive have been trained. Check your policy or ask your insurer.
Can we fund the training through our OPCO?
For associations that employ staff, yes: Uniformation is the OPCO of reference for the social and solidarity economy. Your skills development plan can cover all or part of the training.
What happens if a volunteer has a crash?
A crash involving a volunteer on a mission is generally covered by the association's public liability insurance. The chair may nonetheless be held personally liable if it is established that no prevention measures had been taken.
Can you work outside Île-de-France?
My main working area covers Île-de-France and Seine-et-Marne; travelling further afield remains possible now and then, depending on the size of the project. Do get in touch and we will look at whether it can be done.
Why choose me
A certified trainer, with recognised qualifications
State-qualified trainer · Two-wheeler accreditation in every category · Expertise in preventing road risk · Sessions shaped around your association and your volunteers.
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