Operations Strategy Progress Review

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SP-2000 Commuting Policy

• A) 2.2.7 Driving Between Field Locations and
  Residence (MSE/15)
• PDO and Contractors shall provide transport for
  their employees between
• their permanent residence and their place of work
  in the field location.
• Such transport shall fully comply with
  requirements of this Specification.
• PDO and Contractors shall strongly discourage
  their employees from using
• their own vehicles for this purpose. Note that
  where such travel in a private
• vehicle takes place between the place of
  residence and normal place of work
• (i.e. commuting) such travel is considered
  non-work related.
• Some of the Issues to consider
• Recent fatalities associated with commuting
• PDO and Contractors do not comply (offer
  allowances beyond main hubs)
• Private Vehicles
• Some villages not easily accessible
• Allowances seem more attractive to some people
  car pooling
• Commuting is a routine matter at the coast, why
  not in the interior?

Road Safety champions Meeting 30/10/06
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SP-2000 Commuting Policy
B) Peer Assisted Review Road Transport
Management (February 2006) (UWL)
The public service Desert King buses contravene
Traffic Law speed -arrive in Muscat from Marmul 4
hours quicker than Al Sumri contracted buses.
Contractors buy tickets on the cheaper and
quicker , but non-compliant bus service. Desert
King charge OMR 3 compared to Al Sumri OMR 7 for
Fahud to Muscat on public services. MSE/UWL to
agree on strategy to resolve this issue. Way
Forward??
Road Safety champions Meeting 11/09/06
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