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What happened?
An oilfield worker was driving to a warehouse early in the morning.
The weather was bad – the driver was driving in strong fog and had poor visibility.
They were driving in the middle of the road, at 38 km/h.
Blinded by an oncoming vehicle’s headlights, the driver crashed into it and lost his life.
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Why did it happen?
The worker was driving in bad weather conditions, strong fog, and early morning darkness.
No actions have been taken to minimise journeys in bad weather (e.g. postpone until more favourable conditions).
The driver was transferred to a new assignment without instructions or practical training.
Company policy stated that drivers should not exceed 20km/h in bad weather conditions – but the worker was not aware of this.
No permanent transport safety engineer and transport dispatcher on the oilfield, impacting on:
- continuous control of company and contractor traffic in the field
- training and instructing the drivers
- effective introduction of transport safety regulations and corporate requirements
Medical personnel unsatisfactorily completed medical pre-journey journals (for issuing fit to work permits).
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What did they learn?
Drivers should be trained on regulatory and internal road safety requirements.
Implement a transport safety engineer on each oilfield.
Create a working group for transport safety on the fields and permanent joint traffic inspections on the fields.
Consider implementing GPS or other speed monitoring systems on all vehicles.
Ensure medical personnel complete correct medical pre-journey journals.
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Ask yourself or your crew
Have you ever been asked to drive in bad conditions? What should you have done?
What can you do if you are in a car and your driver is speeding (particularly in bad weather conditions)?
What training/refresher you might need? Who should you address this to?
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What happened?
An oilfield worker was driving to a warehouse early in the morning.
The weather was bad – the driver was driving in strong fog and had poor visibility.
They were driving in the middle of the road, at 38 km/h.
Blinded by an oncoming vehicle’s headlights, the driver crashed into it and lost his life.
Why did it happen?
The worker was driving in bad weather conditions, strong fog, and early morning darkness.
No actions have been taken to minimise journeys in bad weather (e.g. postpone until more favourable conditions).
The driver was transferred to a new assignment without instructions or practical training.
Company policy stated that drivers should not exceed 20km/h in bad weather conditions – but the worker was not aware of this.
No permanent transport safety engineer and transport dispatcher on the oilfield, impacting on:
- continuous control of company and contractor traffic in the field
- training and instructing the drivers
- effective introduction of transport safety regulations and corporate requirements
Medical personnel unsatisfactorily completed medical pre-journey journals (for issuing fit to work permits).
What did they learn?
Drivers should be trained on regulatory and internal road safety requirements.
Implement a transport safety engineer on each oilfield.
Create a working group for transport safety on the fields and permanent joint traffic inspections on the fields.
Consider implementing GPS or other speed monitoring systems on all vehicles.
Ensure medical personnel complete correct medical pre-journey journals.
Ask yourself or your crew
Have you ever been asked to drive in bad conditions? What should you have done?
What can you do if you are in a car and your driver is speeding (particularly in bad weather conditions)?
What training/refresher you might need? Who should you address this to?
A worker was driving to a warehouse early in the morning. The weather was bad, and they were blinded by headlights and crashed into the oncoming vehicle. The driver lost his life.
