Every day, vehicles on Shell business drive millions of kilometres. In 2007, approximately 60% of all our fatalities happened on the road. So getting road safety right – long a priority at Shell – has become even more urgent.
In 2007, we introduced a mandatory company-wide road safety standard covering areas such as route planning, driver training and banning use of mobile phones when driving. The standard draws on successful local projects (see below) and harmonises requirements that were already in place in our upstream and downstream businesses. The emphasis in 2008–9 will be on further implementing the standard through an integrated road safety programme across the company. This will include practical best-practice guidelines; consistent efforts to raise safety awareness among employees and contractors; a review of assets like trucks and loading and offloading facilities to ensure their safety; and tools to monitor compliance, such as audits, spot checks, inspections and regular safety meetings.
SHELL MALAYSIA DRIVERS CELEBRATE
WINNING SHELL CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S
HSSE AWARD
SAFER ROADS IN MALAYSIA
A decade ago, Shell Malaysia’s distribution business recorded 19 deaths in road accidents in a single year. Since then, concerted efforts to improve road safety have produced dramatic results. Since January 2006, there have been no road fatalities in Shell Malaysia, helping the company win a Shell Chief Executive’s HSSE Award in 2007. The company created a public ranking table for its drivers, with rewards for good performance. It took action to improve poor performance by sending warning letters, deducting ranking points and, in some cases, dismissing drivers. It strictly enforced all its driving and vehicle rules, and worked closely with its main contractors, auditing their processes at contractors’ premises, analysing any incidents for needed changes and sharing lessons from accidents involving other transport companies. It even invited drivers’ families to participate in safety training sessions.
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