Road Transport Safety

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Road Transport Safety PDO Managers, CH
Supervisors know and follow the RTS rules and
specifications December 2001
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Purpose of this session Driving is our biggest
hazard in PDO, as evident by the spate of recent
RTA's - some of them with tragic
consequences. After this session and the short
time required to cascade it down the
organisation, I am not prepared to accept any
more the explanation that PDO's Road Transport
Safety and Journey Management rules have not been
applied because PDO Managers, Department Heads or
Contract Holders are not familiar with
them. Steve Ollerearnshaw PDO MD
28/Nov/2001
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PDO Contractors Road Safety Performance
1998 1999 2000 Millions km driven 149 116
118 Road Accidents 231 144
158 Rollovers 51 32 43 Dead 8 0 10
2001 8 Dead 1
Permanent Disability?
Road Safety 40 of the LTIs 90 of the
Fatalities
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• Contents of this briefing pack
• Introduction
• Road Transport Safety Specifications
• the Driver Rules for the driver DDC
• the Journey/Driving Rules for driving Work/Non-W
  ork Safe Journey Management Night driving
• the Vehicle Specifications Speed-limiters
  RAS RSMT

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Introduction
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• 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.
• Compliance !

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Rules not followed
Rules not followed - PDO staff fly to
interior- JM for trips gt20 km- Speed-limit 100
km/hrUsed 4WD private car NO roll-bar
Straight blacktop Fahud-Nahada
30/Oct LTI Permanent Total Disability ??
Rollover !!
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Rules not followed
Rules not followed - Night driving- JM for
trips gt20 km- Speed limit?9/Nov LTI
Straight Blacktop near Fahud NIGHT
Rollover !!
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Rules not followed
Blacktop road Fahud- Nizwa
Rules not followed - JM for trips gt20 km-
Speed limit - RAS inspection- No PDO driving
permit20/Nov Fatality LTI
Rollover !!
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The Rules where are they specified?

• Current Road Transport Safety rules/specifications
  
• HSE-SM Chapter 5 Road Transport Safety (rev 2
  Oct/96)
• Add Nov 2000 Night Driving, 2WD LCOG on graded
• Add Jun 2001 DDC, 21 yr, LV/HGV,
  Graded/Blacktop, Airbags/ABS
• TSM Transport Standards Manual (rev Jan/00)
• All above replaced by as of Jan/2002
• SP-2000 HSE Specification - Road Transport
• Driver requirements
• Driving and journey requirements
• Vehicle requirements

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It is on the web
Where to find Drive to Survive Information on
the web
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The Driver
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The 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

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Defensive Driving Courses Permits
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Defensive Driving
COURSE AIM To prevent death, injury and damage
resulting from road traffic incidents
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Defensive Driving Courses / PDO Permit
Frameworkas of 01/July/2001 courses by OTI,
NTI, TATI STS
Defensive Driving
DDC-2 Defensive Driving Heavy Vehicle Blacktop
Roads2 days (one off)
DDC-1 Defensive DrivingLight Vehicle Blacktop
Roads2 days (one off)
DDC-5Bus1/2 day(one off)
DDC-4Tanker1/2 day(one off)
DDC-3Graded1/2 day(one off)

Yearly (DDC-6) Professional Assessment Drive2
hrs Incl. test on knowledge of PDO-Rules
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Defensive Driving

• Who Anyone who drives a vehicle on PDO
  business Also for Blacktop as of 01/July/2002 (
  NEW!!)
• What Course Where
• DDC01 - Light Vehicle Blacktop Muscat
• DDC02 - Heavy Vehicle Blacktop Muscat
• DDC03 - Light Heavy Graded Road Fahud/Nimr
• DDC04 - Bulk Tanker Driver Coast/Interior
• DDC05 - Bus Driver Coast/Interior
• DDC06 - Annual Refresher Coast/Interior

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Defensive Driving
Q. Why two days for DDC01 02? A. The course
aims to influence driver attitude and behaviour
through a combination of classroom based
tutorials and in-car practical experience with a
professional Driving Instructor. This can NOT be
achieved in 1 day. Note The course is
once-off. There is no 3-yearly refresher but an
annual assessment drive taking approximately 2
hrs. Q. Why are DDC01 02 only available in
Muscat? A. It is only in the Capital Area that
traffic conditions allow real experience of
applying defensive driving techniques. This
maximises the learning value for the participants.
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Defensive Driving
Q. Ive been driving for twenty years and never
had an accident. What can this course teach
me? A. The course focuses on the
attitude/behaviour techniques necessary to
avoid road traffic accidents. This requires
drivers to change their mindset. Many
experienced drivers come to the course and fail
(ca 10) because their behaviour technique is
very poor. Everyone will learn from the course
they will become better defensive drivers. Q. My
PDO Driving Permit expires in March 2002. When
should I do the course? A. ASAP (but before
expiry of the old graded PDO permit). All
drivers under 25 must do the course by 1/July/02.
Permits due to expire after 1/July/03 are cut
short by 1 year !! If a permit expires on
1/Sept/03 this becomes 1/Sept/02
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Driving
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The 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

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The Rules

• Rules for work-related transport drive or fly
• Company shall provide transport between residence
  place of work in the interior. Company shall
  discourage use of private vehicles for this
  purpose.
• Between Muscat area and Field
• PDO staff shall fly (unless written permission
  from Dept Head)
• Regular contractor commuters (more than one
  journey per month) on trips greater than a 5hrs
  road journey time shall fly.
• Other contractors fly or drive
• Further guidance on this topic is required. 2
  teams are
• currently reviewing this and guidelines are
  expected
• end Q1/2002.

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The Rules

• Driving Work or Non-Work related?
• Work related
• Traveling on company owned/arranged transport
  (incl company car)
• PDO business from normal place of residence/work
  to temporary place of work on public or private
  transport
• Traveling from temporary accommodation to a place
  of work
• Not work related
• Commuting from normal residence to normal place
  of work in NON-company arranged/owned transport.
  Once inside the company fence it becomes work
  related.
• Travel in private transport from home to regular
  assembly point for collection into company
  transport
• Non-PDO business related travel in allocated
  company vehicles for unrestricted personal use.
• Deviation from a business trip for personal
  reasons (provided no breach of company procedures)

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The Rules

• Work related travel controls MUST be in place
• Examples
• Travel in a PDO/Company car for business
• MAF to Galfar office for a meeting and back in
  private car
• From home to Galfar office and then to MAF in
  private car
• From Nizwa (home) to MAF by, private transport,
  for training if normal work place is in the
  interior
• Questions ??
• Private car on Work related travel? no clear
  guidelines! These are being developed.Suggest to
  minimise use POOL-cars as much as possible.
• Motorbike on work related travel? no clear
  guidelines!In view of inherent HIGHER risk
  strong advise for supervisors NOT to allow this.

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The Rules

• NON-Work related travel No PDO controls
• Examples
• Regular commuting between home office (normal
  place of work)
• Authorized use of company vehicle for personal
  reasons. Eg trip to Sur on Saturday for
  business. Car is taken on Thursday to stay with
  relatives in Ibra.
• However.. DUTY of CARE !!!
• Road Safety Awareness for staff
• Defensive Driving training for staff ( family
  members)??

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• Driving Speed-limits
• Vehicle Speed
• Type Limit (km/hr)
• Light 80 Graded
• 100 PDO BT
• 120 Gov BT
• HGV 80 Graded
• 80 PDO BT
• 100 Gov BT
• L Bus 80 Graded
• 100 PDO BT
• 120 Gov BT
• H Bus 80 Graded
• 100 PDO BT
• 100 Gov BT

These maximum speed-limits apply only when there
are no signs specifying a lower limit!
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Safe Journey Management
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Safe Journey Management

• What ?
• Why ?
• When ?
• How ?
• Who ?

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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
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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.
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Safe Journey Management
Authorises Journey Management System
Reduces the risks to ALARP
Guarantees Integrity of JM System
Assures competence of JM and Driver
The Authorizing SJM Person
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Safe Journey Management
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
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Safe Journey Management
What should a Journey Manager know about ?
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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

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Safe Journey Management
The Safe Journey Plan
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Night Driving
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Night Driving
PRINCIPLE PDO and Contractor personnel shall not
drive on graded or blacktop roads, or off road,
outside of the Muscat Capital or other urban
areas during the night.
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Night Driving
Why not?
The drivers of these vehicles all collided with
camels in the dark
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Night Driving

• Exceptions to the Rule
• Risk vs cost - night driving can be authorised
  if
• Production loss gt 150m3 nett oil
• Unplanned operational costs gt US15,000.-
• Journey camp/camp lt5 km
• Journey camp/worksite lt5km
• Journey camp/worksite on 24 hour ops (Rig,
  hoist) lt15km
• Emergencies
• Planned Long distance Cargo Haulage using HGVs
• Long distance Crew Changes using a heavy bus
• Well Services Hoist moves convoy (slow) up to
  60km

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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
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The Vehicle
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Vehicle Specification

• Specification for the vehicle
• Vehicle types
• Light (LV) max 4000 kg kerb (MT) max 8
  passengers
• Heavy Goods (HGV) gt4000 kg kerb
• Bus Light 9-25 passengers Heavy 26 or more
  passengers
• Trailer towed by a motor vehicle
• NOT a vehicle but PLANT
• Cranes and handling equipment (forklifts)
• Earthmoving construction equipment (graders,
  bulldozers, etc)
• Each vehicle type has specifications for
• Base spec for blacktop roads
• Additional requirements for graded roads
• Additional requirements for off-road

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Vehicle Specification

• Specification for Light Vehicle (main items)
• Base Spec (blacktop)
• Seatbelts for all seats (3-Point in front and
  rear outside seats)
• Luggage space separated from passengers
• ABS 2 airbags for new vehicles registered after
  1/Sept/2001
• First Aid kit - Fire extinguisher
• No bull-bar - Hazard triangle
• Radio/cassette - Air Conditioning
• Add requirements Graded Roads
• Rollover bar - 190 mm ground clearance
• 2 high intensity rear lights - 2nd spare tyre
• Add requirements Off-Road
• 4WD with limited slip or diff-lock

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Speed Limiters
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Speed-limits ADSL limiters

• Speed ADSL Speed Limiter Settings
• Veh Type Limit (km/hr) PDO Veh
  Contractor Veh .
• Light 80 Graded Current Current
• 100 PDO BT Interior Based Interior Based
• 120 Gov BT Coastal Based None
• HGV 80 Graded All All
• 80 PDO BT - -
• 100 Gov BT All All
• L Bus 80 Graded All All
• 100 PDO BT - -
• 120 Gov BT All All
• H Bus 80 Graded All All
• 100 PDO BT - -
• 100 Gov BT All All

New contracts as of 01/Jan/2002
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RAS
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The NEED for Roadworthiness Assurance Standards
RAS
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RAS
Roadworthiness Assurance Standards Managing
Maintenance inspection of vehicles to ensure
their roadworthiness. All vehicles used in PDO
Operations shall comply with RAS. Contractors
PDO must comply with RAS Only use Vehicles
(and sub-contract vehicles) which meet PDO
Specifications, Vehicles maintained to RAS
standard throughout the year, and that are RAS
stickered annually.
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RAS
MAIN REQUIREMENTS

• 1 RAS Inspection
• by RAS Approved companies inspectorsa) RAS
  sticker prior to commencing work on Contractb)
  annual renewal
• Purpose ensure vehicle complies with PDO
  standards.
• Validity RAS sticker issued for 12 months
• Stickers 1) Blacktop only 2) Blacktop Graded
• Currently 29 RAS Inspection stations
• 2 Monthly Safety Checkby owner in his
  workshops or by dealer
• Purpose maintain vehicles to RAS compliant
  standards throughout year between annual RAS
  inspections.
• Concern Are these being done? AUDIT!

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RAS
MAIN REQUIREMENTS

• 3 Daily Checks
• by the driver, against a written/pictorial list
• Purpose spot and report defects for corrective
  action.
• Concern Are these being carried out?
• 4 RANDOM CHECKS by Road Safety Monitoring Teams
  (RSMT)at roadside or workshop
• random compliance check against PDO vehicle and
  RAS maintenance standards.

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RAS
RESPONSIBILITIES

• RAS Approved Inspection Companies
• CSM/5 responsible for their competence and work
  quality.
• Checked at least annually more frequently if
  quality problems arise suspension.
• Contractor Vehicle Standards
• CHs to act on RSMT defect reports. Ensure
  defects are rectified/closed out .
• Audit/Review performance with contractor.
• CHs to audit Drivers Daily Checks
• CHs to audit Monthly Safety Checks
• Audit compliance with the Standards requirements.

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RAS

• TOOLS to Assist Contract Holder
• RSMT Reports Category A, B, C, D, contractor
  specific, illustrates level of compliance with
  RAS
• RSMT with CH/CSR do vehicle maintenance systems
  audits/inspections at contractor vehicle
  workshops. Schedule through CSM/51.RSMT issues
  audit/inspection report with advice on correcting
  deficiencies.
• Full RAS details TSM - Equipment Section (soon
  replaced by SP-2000).
• Full RSMT reports Drive to Survive web on SWW
  WWW

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It is on the web
Where to find RAS Information on the web
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It is on the web
List of RAS authorized inspection companies
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It is on the web
RASDrivers DailyVehicleChecklist
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RSMT
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The need for the RSMT
ROAD SAFETY MONITORING TEAM
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ROAD SAFETY MONITORING TEAM

• Three RSM Teams
• Based in Nimr, Qarn Alam, Fahud.
• One team rotates to MAF/RAH-Coast as required.
• Team members have a mechanical/workshop
  supervisors background.

Contract Holder CSM/51
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ROAD SAFETY MONITORING TEAM

• RSMT Scope of Work/Tasks Targets
• Random vehicle driver checks/coaching at
  roadside and workshops (600 to 700 per month).
• Follow up on defect close outs noted from above
• Vehicle Workshop/Maintenance System audits (with
  CH/CSR)
• Technical RTA investigation assistance when
  requested
• Safety Campaigns Road Safety Presentations
• Facilitating Drivers Forums
• Pre-mobilisation vehicle inspections on request
  of CH
• RAS Approved Contractor audits for CSM/5
• RSMT Counsel and Advise

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ROAD SAFETY MONITORING TEAM

• RSMT REPORTING
• Data from checklists is processed categorised
  by
• Contractor,
• Asset/Area
• Fault category
• Reported weekly, monthly, quarterly
• Monthly reports to Contract Holder
• All reports available published on RSMT pageson
  the Drive to Survive website (SWW WWW)

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ROAD SAFETY MONITORING TEAM

• Non-Compliance Categories on RSMT reports
• A Serious mechanical defects that impact
  safe operation of the vehicle
• Immediate rectification required
• B Vehicle specifications or less serious faults.
  
• Three days to comply
• C Driver Dangerous Driving
• Counselling, reporting
• D Non Compliance with PDO Procedures
• no RAS sticker, driver permit, Water Health
  Certificate, SJM.
• Reported same day to PDO CH or CSR

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ROAD SAFETY MONITORING TEAM

• Purpose of RSMT reports
• TOOL to Assist Contract Holder in identifying
• Poor Contractor vehicle maintenance standards,
• Driver (mis)-behaviour,
• Non adherence to Road Safety Procedures.
• CH Must FOLLOW UP with CONTRACTORS
• Improve performance
• Set pro-active targets
• eg. To reduce of A B defects in 2002,

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It is on the web
RSMT Checklist used during road-side inspections
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It is on the web
Where to find RSMT Information on the web
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Summary

• Know Follow the Rules compliance !!
• Seat-belts
• NO Night Driving
• Speed/Speed limiters
• Safe Journey Management (fatigue)
• RAS/Daily inspections
• Dust Code
• Private vehicles

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End
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