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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 85

S Martin - 17 April 2008

Advanced Driver Training

As part of our continual safety performance review process, we have identified that
particularly on maintenance jobs, as much as half our time can be spent driving to and
from sites.

Driving risks are increased further when stormy weather necessitates attending numerous
sites to make-safe, in conditions that are less than ideal.

To this end, I am personally committed to sending every Xmo Strata and Xmo Veritas
company-vehicle driver on an advanced driving course during the next 12 months. As
with all training, this investment in your own personal safety will be at our cost and you
will be paid for attending.

Our road safety record over the last 5 years is excellent, but I feel that this investment,
given that we drive more than 500,000 miles per year is money well spent.

Brake, the road safety charity, reports that in 2006, there were 858 people killed in crashes
involving at-work drivers and 6,622 people were seriously injured.

The Department For Transport reports that in 2006, there were 7,618 light goods vehicles
involved in accidents while journeying as part of work.

Let’s make sure that no-one that we work with becomes part of these statistics!

Further information on driving in adverse weather conditions can be found on the Brake
website (http://www.brake.org.uk/index.php?p=602)

Being safe depends on the choices we make every day. The right choices can save lives. We want to
share safety information and help to raise industry awareness. Safety is not about getting one over on
the competition. We need to talk openly, share what we know and make the right choices.

If you have any queries regarding the Safety Bulletin content or require further information please
contact any staff member of Xmo Strata Ltd.

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