The exposure to risk from driving in field-type operations by companies engaged in the oil and gas industry is generally well recognized and, in many places, well addressed. Driving in a non-field or support-role environment provides similar exposure; however, even when this exposure is recognized, it is generally not well addressed. A challenge to a large oilfield service company was to leverage the best practices of a successful field-oriented journey management program for application in a metropolitan environment. The number of miles driven on company business in this non-field metropolitan environment is substantial, but driving to and from work (commuting) was found to eclipse this exposure by 25 times. Because the greatest exposure to our metropolitan employees is commuting, the challenge becomes even greater---to develop a journey management plan that not only addresses business driving but also commuter driving. Introduction A major international oilfield service company recognized many years ago that driving was its greatest exposure to a catastrophic event on a daily basis. This continues to hold true. The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) has also established that the highest common cause of fatalities in the industry---21.9% (2004)---is driving related. The company responded to this critical situation with aggressive goals for reduction, and supported these with the development of comprehensive and multilayered practices and processes collectively referred to as journey management. These measures have been instrumental in significantly decreasing crash events. For example, in 2000 the crash rate was 2.0 per million miles driven and in 2004 it had been lowered to 0.5 per million miles. This has been achieved with a fleet of over 12,500 vehicles and mileages now totaling over 200 million miles annually (Fig. 1). With this reduction in the number of events that occur primarily in "the field," the company is now focusing more closely on "non-field" events. These non-field events have traditionally been associated with product/technology centers and headquarter support facilities that tend to be in metropolitan areas. Historically, these events don't receive the same attention as those occurring in the field as they have less impact on business continuity. However, it is realized that the impact on the employee is equal. This paper addresses the company's application of field-derived risk management process and controls to provide the basis for a journey management plan for the city of Houston, Texas. The exposure in this target city is composed of:11 company facilities5,500 employees plus contractors5,500 personal vehicles70 company vehicles40,000,000 commuter miles annually320,000 business miles annually1,200,000 mi/yr driven by visitors on business* * including "for hire" transport and rental vehicles

TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractVehicular related fatalities and injury rates are steadily increasing in our society. Despite all efforts, driving continues to rank as one of the highest risk activities in most oil and gas production or service companies.The question is: "What can we do about it?" Modern safety management routinely touts hazard awareness as one of the best accident prevention solutions in the traditional workplace. This same solution could pay big dividends if correctly applied to driving; hence the concept of road hazard analysis (RHA). This paper discusses an RHA program that was implemented in one segment and location of a major oilfield service company, resulting in decreased recordable auto accident frequency from 11.2 incidents/million kilometers in Q1 2002, to 0 in Q1 2003.