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Date : 11.03.2013 Fatality Driver dies from rollover whilst commuting in his private vehicle

PDO safety advice. Use this Alert: Discuss in Tool Box Talks and HSE Meetings  Distribute to contractors  Post on HSE Notice Boards  Include in site HSE Induction. Date : 11.03.2013 Fatality Driver dies from rollover whilst commuting in his private vehicle What happened?

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Date : 11.03.2013 Fatality Driver dies from rollover whilst commuting in his private vehicle

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  1. PDO safety advice Use this Alert: Discuss in Tool Box Talks and HSE Meetings  Distribute to contractors  Post on HSE Notice Boards  Include in site HSE Induction • Date: 11.03.2013 Fatality • Driver dies from rollover whilst commuting in his private vehicle • What happened? • An employee working for BGP decided to breach commuting policy and commuted home at the end of his rotation at around 21hrs using his private vehicle. • While approaching a smooth bend on the black top road on high speed, he lost control of the car due to a loss of concentration when using his GSM. He veered sharply to the left and the vehicle hit a 30cm high windrow and rolled over 3 times. He died of severe head injuries. • Your learning from this incident… • You are far more likely to be killed if you are driving: • At high speed; • Whilst using a mobile phone; • Whilst driving at night; • Using your private car.  It’s proven it safer to use PDO approved bus 1 Contact: MSE54for further information or visit the HSE Website Learning No 12 22/07/2013

  2. Management learnings Date : 11.03.2013 Fatality Driver dies from rollover whilst commuting in his private vehicle • Does commuting policy exist in your organization? • Have you communicated the commuting policy effectively to your staff? • Do you monitor your staff commuting compliances? • Have you facilitated a safe and comfort means of commuting? • Is commuting departure timing suitable for the operation and optimized for staff? • Did you initiate controls and mitigation to discourage the use of private vehicles for commuting • Do you have transportation in case of an emergency? • Do you sufficiently communicate and engage with staff for learnings from commuting fatalities? • Do you effectively communicate the risks and consequences of using a mobile phone while driving? • Do you sufficiently communicate the increased risk of night driving? • Do you sufficiently communicate the risk of driving when you are tired?

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