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FEATURE
OCTOBER 2014
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PLANNING A (SAFE) ROAD TRIP WITH THE ELEMENTS

Our Operational Excellence Management System (OEMS) is Suncor’s

framework for eliminating the causes of unplanned events and incidents.

“Safety and OEMS are directly linked,” says As you’ll see, it takes a proper guidebook to avoid

Colin Foley, VP environment, health & safety.
trip hazards and identify potential risks – that’s
“By strengthening OEMS, we strengthen safety.”
OEMS. You’ll also need to apply operational

discipline – doing the right thing the right way
We use the OEMS requirements to help us plan every time – to safely complete any journey.
and complete our work while managing risk

and operating safely. Our destination: an So, put on your seatbelt, follow along, and see
incident-free workplace.
what other questions you can think of to better

understand how OEMS elements help manage
With this in mind, we’ve mapped out a road trip
risk and how operational discipline gets you ELEMENT 5
using some of the requirements that are in the there safely.
OEMS elements to see just what it takes to get to MANAGEMENT

a destination safely.
OF CHANGE

What happens if we run
into an unanticipated

detour? Which new route
ELEMENT 2
is safer? How much longer

RISK MANAGEMENT
will it take? Who would
we need to notify of

our change in plans? ELEMENT 4
What’s the lowest-risk
Considering all of this,
route to get us there?
which new route GOALS, TARGETS
Which route has better should we take?
roads and facilities? AND PLANNING
ELEMENT 3
What are the weather
conditions? What could go LEGAL REQUIREMENTS How long will it take us
to get there? How many
wrong along the way?
AND COMMITMENTS
breaks will we need?

Do we have our valid When will we need gas
and where are the
licence and registration
with us? Will we follow the service stations?

posted speed limit and
directional signs?