26th September 2002

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26th September 2002 Shell Egypt HSE Day What
should we Do to STOP the killing on our
roads?? A presentation by Petroleum Development
Oman
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PDO Contractor drives 120 million Km per year
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Road transport in the world

• Road transport is the backbone of
• modern society economy
• Fast
• Comfortable convenient
• Provides communication links
• Generates jobs income
• It is fun
• It is essential
• We can not do not want to live without it

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Road transport in the world

• Road transport was the number 9 killer
• in 1990 and will be number 3 in 2020
• 2000 die on the road every day
• same as 6 full 747s every day
• 25-35 pedestrians
• 10-20 children under 15
• cost 1 billion US every day
• the suffering is NOT measurable
• this is a world wide problem

NOT ACCEPTABLE
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Oman Strong growth in vehicle numbers
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Oman 614 fatalities in 1998, 499 in 2001
NOT ACCEPTABLE
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PDO Contractors Road Safety Performance
Road Traffic Accidents per Million Km driven
Improving
RTAs / Million Km
BUT !
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PDO Contractors Road Safety Performance
1998 1999 2000 2001 Millions km driven 149
116 118 123 Road Accidents 231
144 158 160 Rollovers 51 32 43 33 Dead
8 0 10 81ptd 2002 22
Dead 3 PDO staff
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Road Safety 40 of the LTIs (Lost Time Injury)
90 of the Fatalities
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The tragedy behind the statistics
NOT ACCEPTABLE
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Stop the killing on our roads

• Who are the players that can/must act
• Gover5nment
• Private sector, Industry
• Media press, radio, TV
• Drivers
• Citizens
• Parents
• Schools/Teachers
• All play a role co-ordinated by the Nat Road
  Safety Committee/Plan

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Road Fatalities Holland 1946-99
This is achieved by rigorous development
implementation of a National Road Safety
Plan
Road Fatalities x 1000
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Stop the killing on our roads
The National Road Safety Committee in Oman
development implementation of the National
Road Safety Plan
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Stop the killing on our roads

• Key Road Safety Problems
• Speeding
• Driver behaviour (overtaking, tailgating)
• Young drivers
• Driver training and testing
• Impaired drivers fatigue
• Dangerous road locations
• Pedestrians
• Passenger protection (rear seat belts, children)
• Rescue system (communications, ambulances)

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Stop the killing on our roads

• Typical Nat Road Safety Plan
• Safer speeds
• Safer drivers
• training and testing
• general road behaviour
• fatigue
• Safer passengers
• Safer pedestrians
• Safer infrastructure
• Safer vehicles
• Safer rescue and post crash care
• Safer systems

• Education
• Enforcement
• Engineering
• Encouragement
• Evaluation/adjust

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Stop the killing on our roads

• Who are the players that can/must act
• Drivers you, me, us, them
• Citizens you, me, us, them
• Parents you, me, us, them
• Schools/Teachers
• Play acts
• Religious bodies
• Women associations
• etc, etc

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• Road Safety

Despite all our efforts road traffic accidents
remain as the biggest killer in PDO Operations.
What are we doing about it ?
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Road Safety Key Areas of Focus

• People DDC, certification, age limit,
  awareness
• Vehicle RAS, Improved Specs (Air- bags,
  ABS, etc)
• Roads On-line monitoring of
• high risk areas
• Procedures Safe Journey Management

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Road Safety - People

• Competence - Defensive Driving
  Courses and Annual
  Assessment
• Experience - Minimum Driver Age

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Road Safety - PeopleExperience - Minimum
Drivers Age
PDO Drivers are required to be a minimum of 21
years of age
The driver of this vehicle was only 18 years of
age when it rolled over and killed a passenger.
He had held a PDO driving permit for only two
days before the accident occurred.
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Road Safety - VehiclesRoadworthiness Assurance
Standard (RAS) - All vehicles in PDO operations
must be RAS-certified !!!
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Vehicle Specifications
All light vehicles used in PDO Operations that
are new after 1/Sept/2001 must be fitted with
Anti-Lock Brakes and Dual Front Air Bags
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LC Overtaking did not see Pick-upPick-up
driver DeadLC driver not hurt (airbag/seatbelt)
Adam to Muscat
10/Oct Hamed al Darai 75 yrs, married, DIED
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Vehicle Specifications
PDO Seat Belt Rule
All passengers in every vehicle must wear their
seat belt. This includes passengers in the rear
seats. Unrestrained rear seat passengers turn
into missiles in collisions. This includes
children.
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A collision could kill them, or You !
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Seatbelts
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Procedures - Safe Journey Management
A system for planning, authorising and closing
out journeys
What ?
To reduce the risk of accidents and enable
emergency response (man lost)
Why ?

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
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HSE Performance 2000 - 2002 (ytd)
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Stop the killing on our roads

• Conclusion
• Many actions (not a single golden
  bullet)
• Many players/sectors (no one can do it alone)
• Strong co-ordination required NRSC
• NRSC supported by RS secretariat/specialists
• YOU can and MUST play a role
• as an institution and as a person

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Stop the killing on our roads
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