Definitions of Work Related Road Transport Activities : Personnel and Goods

1.4 Definitions of Work Related Road Transport Activities : Personnel and Goods

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  Personnel travelling on company business using public or private transport from their normal place of residence or regular place of work to a temporary place of work;
  
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  Any person travelling in Company owned or arranged transport.
  
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  Any person travelling from temporary accommodation, e.g. base camp or hotel, to a place of work.
  
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  Any person using Company or Contractor provided transport for commuting between work and their normal place of residence or commuting hub.
  
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  Any person travelling on Company vetted SP2000 compliant public transport for commuting between the commuting hub and work (or vice versa)
  
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  Any person travelling on non Company vetted public transport if the commuting standard has not been fully complied with.
  
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  Any person driving a vehicle within the Mina Al Fahal complex, including private vehicles.
  

• Company and Contractor personnel commuting between their commuting hub and their normal place of residence,

• Non-business related travel in vehicles that are allocated to employees or Contractor personnel for their unrestricted personal use;

• Company and Contractor personnel commuting on non-Company vetted transport if the commuting standard has been fully complied with.

• Personnel deviating from a business trip for personal reasons provided this does not breach Company procedures.

1.4.2 Transportation of Goods and Equipment

Considered to be Work Related

• Transportation of goods and equipment within Company managed locations.

• Transportation of goods and equipment on Company owned or contracted transport, including subcontractors and spot hire transport;

• Transportation of goods and equipment that is readily identifiable as related to the Company operations, e.g. seismic vehicles and land drilling rigs, or process equipment for a new plant construction.

• Transport activities which are not dedicated to the supply of goods and equipment for the Company or its Contractors or which are not readily identifiable as related to Company or its Contractors and do not present a high risk to the Company, e.g. mail courier deliveries and vendors. 

1.5 Responsibilities

Discipline Coordinators (persons responsible for an installation, operation or location) are responsible for ensuring that the activities they control are managed in accordance with the requirements of this Specification. In the event that circumstances prevent compliance with this Specification, Asset Managers must seek step-out approval (refer to CP 122 ‘HSE Management System Manual’).
Corporate Functional Discipline Heads are responsible for ensuring that the requirements of this Specification are reflected in the documents for which they are responsible.
Contract Holders are responsible for communicating this Specification to Contractors, and for ensuring that the requirements of this Specification are adhered to within the scope of their contracts. In the event that circumstances prevent compliance with this Specification, Contract Holders must seek step-out approval (refer to CP 122 ‘HSE Management System Manual’).
Contractors are responsible for ensuring that activities undertaken within the scope of their contracts are managed in accordance with the requirements of this Specification.

1.6 Legal Requirements

All drivers, vehicles and equipment must comply with the road traffic laws of Oman and ROP traffic rules and regulations.

1.7 Performance Monitoring

Compliance with this Specification is monitored through workplace supervision, the application of Roadworthiness Assurance Standards, periodic site inspection and other means of auditing if required by the Company.

1.8 Review and Improvement

Any user of this document who encounters a mistake or confusing entry is requested to immediately notify the Document Custodian using the form provided in to CP 122 ‘HSE Management System Manual” or by email to the Corporate Road Safety Department.
This document shall be reviewed as necessary by the Document Custodian, at least every four years. Triggers for full or partial review of this Specification are listed in CP 122 ‘HSE Management System Manual’.

2Drivers and Driving

2.1Requirements for all drivers

All drivers must be at least 21 years of age.
Professional drivers must be certified fit after undergoing a medical examination, including a driver’s eyesight test, within the previous two years. The medical examination must be conducted by a qualified doctor.
All bus drivers must have held:

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   A valid licence for a minimum of 8 years,
   
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   A valid HGV licence for a minimum of 4 years if driving Heavy Buses.
   

Drivers must have a valid:

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   ROP approved driving licence (see Table 1)
   
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   PDO driving permit (see Table 2)
   

New arrivals/visitors to Oman driving LVs only on blacktop roads shall be exempt from item ii above for a maximum of 30 days.

Table 1: ROP Approved Base Country Driving Licences,

ROP Approved Base Country Driving Licences (as at 15/08/2009)
Algeria Australia Austria Belgium Brunei Canada Denmark Egypt (dependent on profession) Finland France GCC Countries (all) Germany Iran Ireland Italy Japan Jordan	Lebanon Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Norway South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland South Korea Syria (dependent on profession) Tunisia Turkey United Kingdom United States of America

Note 1: The holders of a GCC Licence for more than twelve months, regardless of their nationality, will be eligible for issue of an ROP Licence.
Note 2: ROP Traffic Law permits expatriates on a ‘visit’ visa to drive private or rental vehicles for up to three months after initial date of entry to the Sultanate provided they have a valid International or foreign driving licence approved by the ROP.
Note 3: New Arrivals: Expatriates on resident visas are not permitted to drive on licences issued by their respective countries but must first obtain an ROP driving licence.

When the resident papers application is in place then only 30 days is a grace period

Table 2: Defensive Driving Permit Courses

Vehicle and Road Type	Permit Required	Course Required
Light Vehicle Blacktop	Blacktop Light	DDC01
Light Vehicle Graded	Blacktop Light endorsed with Graded	DDC01+DDC03
Heavy Vehicle Blacktop	Blacktop Heavy	DDC02
Heavy Vehicle Graded	Blacktop Heavy endorsed with Graded	DDC02+DDC03
Bulk Tanker (Light or Heavy)	Blacktop Light/Heavy/Graded as necessary, endorsed with Bulk Tanker	DDC01/2/3 + DDC04
Bus (Light or Heavy)	Blacktop Light/Heavy/Graded as necessary, endorsed with Bus	DDC01/2/3 + DDC05
All	Recertification course and assessment drive: At a frequency determined by the competency and risk level obtained in the testing.	DDC-06
Family	None	DDC07
Combined light blacktop/graded	Combined light permit	DDC08
Combined heavy blacktop /graded	Combined heavy permit	DDC09

The PDO driving permits, defined in table 2 above, are obtained by successfully passing the relevant PDO defensive driving assessment and examinations which are provided by the PDO Road Safety Standards Body. Training can be conducted in-house or from the PDO authorised training provider, cited in SP1157 or on the web at:
http://www.pdo.co.om/hseforcontractors/dts/default.htm?ddchome.htm&ddc

All applicants to drive PDO or PDO contractor vehicles must first pass a test by the Road Safety Standards Body.

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  Note that possession of a DDC02 Permit - Heavy Vehicle Blacktop - also authorises the driver to drive Light Vehicles provided the driver also has a valid ROP LV Licence.
  
  
  

Validity of PDO driving permits:
The Defensive Driving permit becomes invalid if the expiry date displayed within the permit is passed and a recertification course has not been booked.
If the driver allows the permit to expire without booking a recertification course, then the driver will have to attend the initial DDC01/02 course again and is prohibited from driving until it has been successfully attended and passed.
The driver will need to take and pass the recertification course to continue driving on Company business and the permit to be revalidated.
If a recertification course/assessment drive is booked prior to the expiry date on the permit, the driver is able to continue to drive for three months after the expiry date. The recertification course must be taken and passed within this three month period, otherwise the driver will have to attend and pass the initial DDC01/02 course again. The date of recertification on the permit will remain the date of expiry of the permit.
Drivers who fail to pass their recertification course and assessment will need to attend the DDC01/DDC02 defensive driving course again. There is no need to retake the DDC03/04/05.

Permits from other Upstream Operators
Driving permits from other Upstream Operators are not presently recognised by the Company and can not be used as a substitute for the Company driving courses and permits when undertaking work for the Company a Contractor or subcontractor.

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