Safe Journey Managers Presentation

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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!.

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Purpose of this session Is to find the best ways
to avoid the followings-
SAFE JM FAILURES - - He avoided flying.. - No
JM for trips gt20 km..- Speed-limit 100
km/hr..Used 4WD, NO roll-bar !
Straight blacktop Fahud-Nahada
Permanent Total Disability !
Rollover !!
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Safe Journey Management Workshop
SAFE JMFAILURES - -Unauthorised Night
driving!- No JM plan!- Speed limit?-
Fitness of driver?
Straight Blacktop near Fahud NIGHT
Rollover !!
Left road and Rolled over!!
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Safe Journey Management Workshop
Blacktop road Fahud- Nizwa
SAFE JOURNEY MANAGEMENTFAILURES - No Safe JM
!- Speed limit !- RAS inspection !- No PDO
driving permit!Fatality LTI
Rollover !!
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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
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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 .
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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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It is on the web
Where to find Drive to Survive Information on
the web
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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

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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

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

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The need for the Journey Managersis to avoid..
Safe Journey Management
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Safe Journey Management Failures!
Vehicle must be FIT also
Checks Done??
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Safe Journey Management Failures! Leads to
...
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End
Know Follow the RulesDrive to Survive