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 >20 km..
- Speed-limit 100 km/hr..
Used 4WD, NO roll-bar !:

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Straight blacktop Fahud-Nahada

Permanent Total
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SAFE JM
FAILURES :-

Straight Blacktop near Fahud: NIGHT

-Unauthorised
Night driving!
- No JM plan!
- Speed limit?
- Fitness of
driver?

Left road and Rolled over!!

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Blacktop road Fahud- Nizwa

SAFE JOURNEY
MANAGEMENT
FAILURES :
- No Safe JM !
- Speed limit !
- RAS inspection !
- No PDO driving permit!
Fatality + LTI

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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

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 .

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

It is on the web

Where to find Drive to Survive Information on the web 8

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

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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What should a Journey Manager

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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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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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Safe Journey Management

The need for the Journey Managers
is to avoid..

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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 Rules

Drive to Survive
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