Safe Journey Management Workshop “Driving is our biggest hazard in PDO, as evident by the spate of recent RTA's - some of them with tragic consequences...”. PDO MD “There is no magic bullet in the combat against road accidents... “ Dick Twilhaar SPE article 6/2000 But: having good rules and specifications knowing them and following them is an absolutely essential weapon!.

Purpose of this session: Is to find the best ways to avoid the followings:- SAFE JM FAILURES :- - He avoided flying.. - No JM for trips >20 km.. - Speed-limit 100 km/hr.. Used 4WD, NO roll-bar !: Straight blacktop Fahud-Nahada Permanent Total Disability ! Rollover !!

Rollover !! Safe Journey Management Workshop SAFE JM FAILURES :- -Unauthorised Night driving! - No JM plan! - Speed limit? - Fitness of driver? Straight Blacktop near Fahud: NIGHT Rollover !! Left road and Rolled over!!

Rollover !! Safe Journey Management Workshop Blacktop road Fahud- Nizwa SAFE JOURNEY MANAGEMENT FAILURES : - No Safe JM ! - Speed limit ! - RAS inspection ! - No PDO driving permit! Fatality + LTI Rollover !!

Safe Journey Management Workshop SAFE JM FAILURES:- 2 LTIs: SJM ISSUES -Night Driving, poor road ! -Heavy rain previous day! -Driver Hours; Fatigue? -Time allocated for journey ? Left Road at 23.30Hrs , Tipped Over, Chemical Spill :NO TREM or SHOC cards carried

Safe Journey Management Workshop THE AIM (with addition to the existing rules) IS:- To find the best and more practical solutions to prevent death, injury and damage resulting from road traffic incidents .

Safe Journey Management Workshop The Rules where are they specified? Current Road Transport Safety rules/specifications: SP-2000 “HSE Specification - Road Transport” Driver requirements Driving and journey requirements Vehicle requirements

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Rules Rules for the driver. The driver shall: ensure all wear seatbelt be 21 years of age Minimum hold a Driving License valid with ROP hold a valid PDO Driving Permit (see details) not be under influence of alcohol/drugs not use a GSM (NOT even hands-off GSM) be rested: max driving hours LV: 2hrs/15min rest Max 12 shift - 10 hrs driving HGV: 4hrs/1hr rest Max 12 shift - 10 hrs driving Professional: certified medically fit every 2 yrs

JM Rules Rules for the journey/driving: Comply with ROP rules All to wear seatbelts Comply with max Speed limits as indicated. Safe Journey Management (SJM) for trips over 20 km Comply with No-Night Driving Rules Follow the dust code No “loose” passengers in cargo compartment

Safe Journey Management

Safe Journey Management What ? Why ? When ? How ? Who ?

Safe Journey Management What ? A system for planning, authorising and closing out journeys Why ? To reduce the risk of accidents and enable emergency response (man lost) When ? All journeys except journeys within towns, within 20km of a work site etc How? Safe Journey Manager completes Journey Plan, gives copy to driver Driver rings SJM on reaching destination:

Safe Journey Management Who ? Responsibilities: Authorising Person Guarantees the integrity of the Safe Journey Management system. The Authorising Person shall be a “Senior or Middle Manager”. Safe Journey Manager Planning, monitoring and analysis of the journey and initiating emergency response procedures. The SJ Manager shall have completed the SJM course. Driver Responsible for vehicle, passengers and load and driving according to the journey plan.

Safe Journey Management The Authorizing SJM Person Authorises Journey Management System Reduces the risks to ALARP Guarantees Integrity of JM System Assures competence of JM and Driver The Authorizing SJM Person

Safe Journey Management The Safe Journey Manager Planning, monitoring and analysis of a journey Initiates emergency procedures Responsible for planning return/ onward journey Remains responsible for vehicle and driver until return to home base The Safe Journey Manager

Safe Journey Management What should a Journey Manager know about ? Route Planning Operations Weather Conditions What should a Journey Manager know about ? Drivers Vehicles Area Road Conditions Communications

Safe Journey Management The Safe Journey Manager: Skills and attributes Authority Competence: must have completed the SJM course Familiarity with the Driving Environment Local Knowledge Recognition

Safe Journey Management The Safe Journey Plan

The Safe Journey Plan Journey Manager: -Have Journey Managers been on he approved Journey Management course? -Can they communicate in drivers' language? -Challenge necessity of journey? -Minimise km?. Driven? How? -Know which roads permitted/which not? -Have they ever been to destinations they journey manage? -Structured journey management system? Vehicle: -RAS stickers? General condition? -Who is responsible for vehicle condition? Driver: -Do drivers themselves know the rules? Appreciate the hazards?

Last year Ramadhan RTA’s

Why not? SAFE JMP & Night Driving! The drivers of these vehicles all collided with camels in the dark

Always apply Safe Journey Management JMP & Night Driving! Night Driving : For any night driving a planning effort is always required in order to reduce the risk to “as low as reasonably practicable” (ALARP) Always apply Safe Journey Management

Purpose: spot and report defects for corrective action. SJM plan MAIN REQUIREMENTS: Daily Checks! by the driver, against a written/pictorial list. Purpose: spot and report defects for corrective action. Concern: Are these being carried out?

The need for the Journey Managers is to avoid….. Safe Journey Management The need for the Journey Managers is to avoid…..

Safe Journey Management Failures! Vehicle must be “FIT” also Checks Done??

“Safe Journey Management Failures! Leads to ...”

Know & Follow the Rules Drive to Survive End Know & Follow the Rules Drive to Survive