JourneyRiskManagementPlanGuidancePAPERCOPIESAREUNCONTROLLED.Thiscopyisvalidonlyatthetimeofprinting.ThecontrolversionofthisdocumentcanbefoundattheRoadSafetyIntranetHomepage.IssueDate:27thFebruary,2004RevisionDate:7thMarch,2004Page1of6JourneyRiskManagementPlanGuidancePURPOSEAllroadjourneysundertakenbyanyBPemployeeintheconductofBPbusinessinareasidentifiedashigh-riskmustbemanagedtoensurethatactionistakentomitigatetherisksSCOPEAppliestoallheavyvehicleandregularlightvehicleroadjourneysintheconductofBPbusinessonpublicroadsinhigh-riskgeographies.Alistofcountriesidentifiedashigh-riskgeographies,basedontheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)roadfatalitydata,WHOmortalitydataandpercapitagrossnationalincomes,canbefoundintheDrivingStandard.Thislistissubjecttoregularreviewandupdateastheriskprofilechanges.REQUIREMENTSRoadjourneysshouldonlybeundertakenwheredeemednecessaryfortheachievementofbusinessobjectivesandafteranysaferjourneyoptionshavebeenexcluded(e.g.air,rail,teleconference).BusinessSegments,FunctionsandRegionsshouldfollowtherequirementsdescribedintheRoadSafetyRiskAssessmentToolkitindevelopingtheJourneyRiskManagementPlans(JRMP’s),whichwillincludedocumentingtheidentifiedriskfactorsandcorrespondingmitigatingmeasuresonparticularroutes.BusinessSegments,FunctionsandRegionsshouldagreeandconsistentlyapplyJourneyRiskManagementPlansacrosssimilarenvironmentsinthesamegeography.Aprocessshouldbeinplacetorecognizetemporaryhazardsandinformdriversonatimelybasis,ortoreviewtheappropriatenessoftheroute.Oncontrolledsites,drivingsafetyrulesandregulationsshouldbeinplaceandenforced.SAFERJOURNEYOPTIONSIncidentanalysisshowsthattravelbyroadhasmuchhigherriskthanothermodesoftransport.Managementshouldlookforwaystoavoidroadjourneysinachievingbusinessobjectives.Wherelightvehiclejourneysmayberequiredthiswouldinclude:Questioningwhetheranyjourneyisrequiredatallbyexaminingworkpractices,e.g.determiningwhetherphoneorvideoconferencingcanbeusedinplaceofaface-to-facemeeting.ExaminingothermodesoftravelsuchasairorrailForheavyvehiclejourneysconsiderothermodessuchasrail,pipeline,bargeorshipwheretheyareeconomicallyfeasible.PAPERCOPIESAREUNCONTROLLED.Thiscopyisvalidonlyatthetimeofprinting.ThecontrolversionofthisdocumentcanbefoundattheRoadSafetyIntranetHomepage.IssueDate:27thFebruary,2004RevisionDate:7thMarch,2004Page2of6JourneyRiskManagementPlanGuidanceWhereroadjourneysareunavoidabletripsshouldbecombinedwherepossibleandpreferencegiventoaccreditedtransportcontractors.OVERRIDINGPRINCIPLESANDACCOUNTABILITIESWhileitisexpectedallprocessesthatlinktotheGroupFunctionalStandard-PersonalSafety–Driving,willbecompliedwith,thisprocessparticularlyrequiresthat:AllvehicleswillbefitforpurposeandhavebeeninspectedusinganappropriatechecklistbeforethejourneybeginsDriverswillhavebeenproperlytrainedandadvisedofthecontentsoftheJRMPforthejourneytheyareabouttoundertake,andcompletedJRMP'swillbereadilyaccessibletodriversatthepointofdeparture.Driverswillberestedandalert(notsufferingfromtirednessorfatigue)priortothejourneycommencing.WhileeachBusinessSegment,FunctionandRegionisresponsibleforensuringJRMP’sareavailableforitsareaofaccountabilityandcommunicatedtostaff,theyshouldagreeandconsistentlyapplyplanswheretheyoperateinthesameareaswithinahigh-riskcountry.GETTINGSTARTEDThefollowingisarecommendedwayforwardindevelopingandmanagingaJourneyRisk...