Bahwan DHL Exel Supply Chain promotes safe driving in Oman
Bahwan DHL Exel Supply Chain (ESC) has recently embarked on the sultanate’s first ever safe driving campaign aimed at owner, drivers in the oil and gas field.
In addition to focusing on educating employees on responsible driving, the CSR program also helps to maintain sustainable local employment, according to Wayne Tait, Health, Safety & Environment Manager, Bahwan DHL Exel Supply Chain.
Statistics indicate that each year there are around 10,000 car accidents in Oman resulting in 680 deaths and 7,550 injuries. The causes of these crashes include speed, driver neglect, tiredness, overtaking, weather, sudden stops, safe distance, improper acts, vehicle condition, road condition, and cell phone use. Oman’s road traffic death rate is 28 per 100,000 of the population, which is much higher than the global average of 19 killed per 100,000 and according to Tait, anything the company can do to help reverse this worrying trend will be at the forefront of its agenda.
A component part of this effort will be a monthly competition to help to incentivize employees to maintain high levels of safety both in their driving practices and vehicle maintenance. The first monthly winner of the competition was Mahmoud Hilal Ali Al Qarni who took the first prize cash award of RO100 with a 99.6 pct rating for the month of April. The six month long campaign will culminate with the announcement of the ‘Driver of the Year’ award in October 2008.
