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Health, Safety & Environmental Bulletin No 93

S Martin – 5 June 2008

Near Miss Follow-Up Action

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On 1 May 2008, 2 of our employees, Geoff Upton and Scott Wilson were working on an
Esso site (Moleside Filling Station).

Whilst walking across the site, Geoff was almost struck by a fast moving car that had
entered the site (the wrong way), through the site egress. I am pleased to report that rather
than ignore the issue, our team discussed it with the site manager, who reported that this
often happened. Geoff and Scott took the time to report the issue to the office, who then
carried out an investigation, with a recommendation to ABB and Esso that traffic calming
measures should be implemented on the site concerned.

Immediately, upon receipt, ABB and Esso independently asked me to thank our team for
taking the time to report the issue. Clearly, the obligation to provide safe access and egress
to and from site as specified in The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 was recognised
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and by the 22 May a civils contractor had been sent to site, a quote had been obtained to
install a speed ramp at the site egress and approval given for the work to be done. This
action (for a relatively small cost) may very well save someone being seriously hurt and
protect our customer from potential prosecution.

This is a great example of our employees’ actions being welcomed by a very responsible
and proactive customer and action being taken to ensure that nobody is hurt.

Please continue to report near misses; they are taken seriously by our more proactive
customers and your actions can make a difference.

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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