Halliburton 500 million miles safe-driving milestone
Posted: 2 September 2003
Employees of Halliburton's Energy Services Group have surpassed
500 million miles of work-related driving without an employee fatality.
The 500-million mile record is for miles driven from January 2001
through July 2003 and included more than 35,000 employees around
the world.
To help you understand the significance of 500 million miles, it
is comparable to 1,060 roundtrips to the moon, approximately 20,078
rotations around the earth, and in distance five times farther away
than the sun.
Pat Cook, director of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) for
ESG, credits the achievement to the use of seat belts in company
vehicles and implementation of Journey Management, a process that
ensures that trips are justified and vehicles are in proper working
order. Another very important element is ensuring driver competency.
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP) released
global statistics for 2002 that showed vehicle accidents as the
number one cause of employee fatalities in the oil and gas industry.
In fact, the report stated that 27.5 percent of all employee work-related
deaths in 2002 occurred in vehicle accidents.
"Historically, Halliburton mirrored that trend with a significant
portion of our serious incidents occurring in vehicle accidents.
That is why this achievement is so significant to us. Given the
extreme variation in driving conditions that we endure globally,
this is a tremendous achievement for Halliburton," said Brady
Murphy, vice president of management systems for Halliburton's ESG.
"We're very proud of this record and we are challenging our
employees to continue to follow the rules of the road and work to
influence families and friends to drive safely as well."
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers
of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries.
The company serves its customers with a broad range of products
and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and
Construction Group business segments.
For more information see www.halliburton.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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