Follow Prescribed Journey Management Plan

A Safe Journey Management Plan is a plan to help you as a Driver

travel safely and to organise help if you get into trouble or have an
accident. It can only do this if you comply with it.

To ensure compliance with this rule you should as a driver:

 Confirm if a Safe Journey Plan is required before starting the

journey.
 Discuss the Safe Journey Plan with the Journey Manager.
 Understand the Safe Journey Plan before starting the journey.
 Vehicles must meet the Safe Journey Plan requirements, and as a
driver you must inspect the vehicle prior to departure.
 Comply with the duty, driving and rest hours specified in the Safe
Journey Plan.
 Follow the route specified in the Safe Journey Plan.
 Always tell the Journey Manager immediately if changes occur.

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Internal:

External:

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If you are the Journey Manager you should routinely:

 Check that the Safe Journey Plan is in place and being

followed.
 Ensure that the driver understands and complies with
the Safe Journey Plan and verify compliance before
authorizing the journey.

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Incident
• In August 2008, a driver took the decision to ignore his safe
journey plan from Muscat to a rig site. After visiting the rig, instead
of stopping at the rig camp he continued on at night and drove
from Burhan to Lekhwair. He rolled the vehicle 41 km before
Lekhwair and was thrown from the vehicle. He was not reported
missing and he died in the desert alone. He was not found until
the next morning by a passing driver.

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Supervisor Tips
• Pose Question to your group
• Allow 5 minutes for discussion on each Question
• Summarize what you have heard before moving to the
next Question
• Split big groups up into smaller discussion teams
• Take your time
• Encourage everyone to take part
• Look for real examples from your own workplace
• Find and use real examples of incidents related to this rule
from your site
• Link the discussion to real work on site involving the
people in the tool box talk

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What is the aim of a Safe Journey Plan?

a) To allow PDO to monitor staff movement profiles.

b) To provide support to drivers if they need help. correct
answer

c) To encourage compliance with rest stops and speeds. correct

answer

d) To ensure the driver, vehicle and load are safe and the
journey is necessary. correct answer

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What do you do if you change your route?

a) Continue on but only if you can still reach the final

destination in time.
b) Only make a note of the change on your journey plan so
there is a record when you complete the journey.
c) Stop in a safe place and inform the journey manager. correct
answer

d) Stop and inform the people at your destination.