Following on from the firm’s work with road safety charity Brake to promote road safety, Tracey Bass, corporate account manager for Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, spent two days at Skanska’s offices, offering advice and information relating to driver eyesight. 

Vision screening tests were held to actively assess the eyesight of the Skanska employees. The vision screener is a tool used to give an indication of levels of vision, and whether the person would benefit from a full eye examination.

Bass said: ‘Vision screening is not an adequate assessment of eye health or complete visual competency, but, it can be a useful tool in raising awareness of failures in vision and in encouraging people to visit their optometrist.’ 

Any Skanska employees who did not perform well in the vision screening, or who gave Bass reason for concern, were advised to make an appointment with their optometrist as soon as possible, to receive a full eye examination. 

Bass worked alongside Angie Prior from the Fleet Team who commented: ‘We had two very productive days. A number of staff were given the recommendation to visit their optician for an eye examination and full eyesight test, which we would hope may work as a preventative measure and increase their road safety.’

Skanska also said it keen to continue its relationship with Specsavers Corporate Eyecare and has already begun discussing how Specsavers can continue to further support its initiatives in 2015.