tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601355103716900050.post3108698048153107949..comments2024-03-25T17:14:57.213+08:00Comments on Hands off Country: EPA changes flagged after Browse delay - The West AustralianRed Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147253130448944470noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601355103716900050.post-66827121026839824582012-06-29T17:55:29.863+08:002012-06-29T17:55:29.863+08:00http://www.energynewsbulletin.net/storyview.asp?st...http://www.energynewsbulletin.net/storyview.asp?storyid=8686282&sectionsource=s0<br /><br />No humans were harmed in this making of this incident report <br /> <br /><br />Friday, 29 June 2012<br /><br />HAVE you heard the one about the convoy, the bull and the Woodside contractor? <br /><br /> <br /><br />It goes like this: A convoy of light and heavy vehicles was heading towards Broome from the James Price Point lay down area at 4:30pm during May.<br /><br />Due to slow progress caused by poor road conditions, the convoy decided to split up.<br /><br />The light vehicles sped ahead, while the heavy vehicles continued their plodding journey.<br /><br />The heavy vehicle convoy retained two light escort vehicles until they reached bitumen road.<br /><br />The heavy convoy was then disbanded, contrary to the requirements for driving at night.<br /><br />One of the light vehicles that had been escorting the heavy vehicle convoy started to make its way to Broome on its own under darkness.<br /><br />So it was that at 6:14pm on the road to Broome, a single light vehicle with a lonely driver on a lonely road crossed paths with a bull.<br /><br />According to an APPEA incident alert on the episode, no humans were harmed at least.<br /><br />The driver managed to pull off to the side of the road and initiate a “non-medical emergency response”.<br /><br />The episode caused Woodside to pull all contractors into a meeting the next day to undertake a Driving Risk workshop.<br /><br />So the next time you’re all by your lonesome on a Pilbara road at night, remember to look out for bulls and follow night-time driving procedures.<br /><br />(OF COURSE THIS WAS THE WOODSIDE CONVOY RETURNING TO BROOME FROM JPP,KIMBERLEY NOT PILBARA,TRUE STORY!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com