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Protecting Drivers in Emerging Markets: Fleet safety for Aid & Development Organisations

Protecting Drivers in Emerging Markets: Fleet safety for Aid & Development Organisations. 17 February, 2009 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC USA . CONTENTS. Where we work The Problem Risk Areas Risk Mitigation Actions & Impact The Key. Where we work.

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Protecting Drivers in Emerging Markets: Fleet safety for Aid & Development Organisations

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  1. Protecting Drivers in Emerging Markets:Fleet safety for Aid & Development Organisations 17 February, 2009 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC USA

  2. CONTENTS • Where we work • The Problem • Risk Areas • Risk Mitigation • Actions & Impact • The Key

  3. Where we work BP Group Functional Standard - Driving Countries listed by driving risk category

  4. The Problem ‘In a typical year UN Peacekeepers lose more friends and colleagues in vehicle accidents than as a result of hostile action or as a consequence of any other occupational risk.’ UNLB Guidelines for Safe Vehicle Operation, 2004 U N I T E D N A T I O N S

  5. The Problem ‘Driving can be a hazardous activity; more delegates are injured or die from road accidents than any other cause’ IFRC Fleet Manual 2008

  6. The Problem Security Incident Reporting Statistics 2006

  7. Risk Areas Own staff Contractors

  8. Risk Areas Own staff awareness behaviour skills & capacity Contractors temporary drivers taxi & shuttle services road haulage

  9. Risk Mitigation Own staff Own staff awareness behaviour skills & capacity awareness behaviour skills & capacity Workshops & training Workshops & training Contractors temporary drivers taxi & shuttle services road haulage Screening, training, contractual requirements Contractors temporary drivers taxi & shuttle services road haulage Screening, training, contractual requirements

  10. Actions • Increase awareness of road safety issue – internally & externally • Conduct risk assessments of organisations operations • Implement appropriate Fleet Safety Systems • Develop own staff • Require all contractors to implement standards • Advocate & lobby for sector standards & requirements

  11. Impact

  12. But....... Driver training alone will not effectively address problems of road safety within an organisation

  13. The Key

  14. The Key The impact of any road safety intervention undertaken by an organisation is determined by the level of senior management commitment to the issue

  15. Next Steps Implement full fleet safety training with 3 key international aid & development organisations in 2009

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