Journey Management

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03/94

• Journey Management Man Lost Procedures
• Within 3 weeks two serious road accidents have
  occurred. In one case resulting in two fatalities
  and one seriously injured person and in the
  other, a near escape from death. Both accidents
  could have been prevented by proper use of
  Journey Management and Man Lost Procedures. It
  causes great concern to notice that in spite of
  the substantial efforts invested in Journey
  Management and related Man Lost Procedures two
  serious failures occurred in only three weeks.
• All those involved in transport related
  activities either directly, indirectly or through
  a sub-contract are requested to satisfy
  themselves that they have effective and complete
  Journey Management and Man Lost Procedures in
  place. The following information is provided
  towards this aim.
• Road safety procedures are set out in the HSE
  Manual. Two principal areas are addressed, those
  governing working hours for drivers and those for
  Journey Management. A system which adequately
  addresses the intent of the HSE Manual would
  include the following provisions-
• No driver shall work more than a 12 hour period
  (including waiting and standby time)
• No driver shall drive more than 10 hours in that
  12 hour period
• Drivers of medium goods vehicles shall not exceed
  4 hours continuous driving before taking a rest
  of 1 hour
• A minimum of 8 hours uninterrupted rest shall be
  taken between shifts
• Rest must not be taken in the cab of a vehicle
  unless that vehicle has a cab bunk
• Maintain a vehicle movement board recording the
  drivers name, number, destination and ETD / ETA
• Journeys should be planned for arrival at the
  destination before dusk the same day
• If the journey cannot be completed before
  nightfall the same day, then the drivers
  supervisor shall arrange a staging point where
  facilities for accommodation food exist.

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• Journey Management Man Lost Procedures,
  contd...
• Pre-planned rest / stop areas
• Periodic checks with point of departure or
  arrival
• No arrival report within 1 hour of the ETA, a
  check shall be made with the destination point.
  If the check is negative, the Man Lost
  procedure shall be initiated.
• Contractors are requested to satisfy themselves
  that they have effective and complete Journey
  Management and Man Lost Procedures in place.
• The contents of this safety alert should be
  communicated to all employees via toolbox
  meetings and notice boards