Lubricants Employee Fatal Road Accident May 2004

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Lubricants Employee Fatal Road AccidentMay
2004

• May 2004

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Employee Fatal Road Accident May 2004

• A 26 year old Shell Employee was killed when the
  car he was driving hit a camel
• Facts
• The road was dry, the weather sunny and
  visibility was good
• The driver was speeding 150/160kph in 120kph
  limited area
• The driver was not wearing a seat belt
• The driver was using his mobile phone (while
  overtaking)
• The car did not have ABS or an airbag
• The deceased was a HSSE Focal Point
• How can this happen when we are all committed to
  safety?

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Are you still using your mobile phone whilst you
are driving?
When using a hand held mobile phone you travel an
additional 14 metres before stopping. Worse than
being drunk
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What action are you going to take?

• Reinforce the message about defensive driving
• Ensure drivers who break company rules are
  subject to disciplinary action
• Drivers/passengers must wear seatbelts
• Drivers must not use their mobile phone whilst
  driving
• Drivers must obey local legislation
• What can you do?
• Drive safely and encourage our colleagues to do
  the same
• Never hold a phone conversation with someone who
  is driving always check

Road traffic fatalities (including pedestrians,
cyclists and motorists) are projected to double
over the next two decades to over 1.5 million
people annually, moving from ninth to third in
terms of the leading causes of injury and disease
globally. Make sure you and your colleagues are
not one of those statistics