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3. Date of birth: 28-03-1972
4. Country of Origin: Serbia (Yugoslavia)
Institution
[ Date from - Date to ] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
November 2000 – September 2006 Ph.D. Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning
(Pro-Active Road Safety Management)
Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt - IVF, Berlin, Germany
September 2002 – December 2002
Ph.D. Researcher (Accident Prediction/ Traffic Safety Modelling)
Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
November 1997 – April 2000 (Full Time: 2 years – 4 semesters)
M.Sc.Eng.(Traffic Safety Engineering)
Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad
October 1992 – September 1997 (Full Time: 5 years – 10 semesters)
BSc.Eng.. (Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning)
Membership of professional bodies/ Professional activities:
Professional Engineer - Member of Institution of Highways and Transportation – MIHT, UK
DSA (Driving Standard Agency – DfT) approved translator for English language, Department for Transport, UK
Automobile and Motorcycle Association of Serbia (AMSS) – Member/ Expert for Drivers Training / Instructors Assessments and EU Driving Licensing System Implementation.
5. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
Completed Training:
* RoSPA – Royal Society for the Accident Prevention - ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION, 7 - 19 July 2003, Bedford, UK.
* INTRODUCTION TO ROAD SAFETY AUDIT, 24 - 26 Jun 2003, TMS Consultancy, Coventry, UK.
* KeyACCIDENT – Key Traffic Systems, 28 April 2004, Redditch, UK
* Defensive Driving – Black Top Roads, OTI (Occupational Training Institute – National Safety Council) 28th -29th November 2004, Muscat, OMAN
* Defensive Driving – Graded Roads, OTI (Occupational Training Institute – National Safety Council) 4th December, 2004. Fahud (Interior/ Desert), OMAN
* Basic Fire Extinguisher, National Training Institute – NTI, Muscat, OMAN, January 2005.
* Basic Life Support – First Aid, OTI (Occupational Training Institute – National Safety Council) 3rd to 5th September 2005, Muscat, OMAN
* Supervising Safety, National Training Institute – NTI, 3 - 5 January 2005, Muscat, OMAN
* Safe Journey Management, National Training Institute – NTI, 6th January 2005, Muscat, OMAN
* Job Hazard Analysis, National Training Institute - NTI, 2nd January 2005, Muscat, OMAN
* Tripod Beta Practitioner - Incident Investigation, Tripod Solutions, 10th to 15th September 2005, Muscat, OMAN
* Incident Investigation, OTI (Occupational Training Institute - National Safety Council) 19th to 20th September 2005, Muscat, OMAN
Advanced Computer and Programming Skills:
 MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, etc.)
 Programming - Object Pascal – DELPHI (ISQL)
 Modelling, Simulation (OSCADY, PICADY, ARCADY, SAFENet, COBA, JUICE)
 GIS (MAPInfo, Auto Desk Map)
 Analytical/ Statistical Software (SPSS, Key Accident)
 Auto Cad
Driving Licence:
 Full UK Driving Licence
 Omani Driving Licence
6. Present position: Contract Manager, Road Safety Monitoring Services - PDO (DASET), Muscat, Oman
7. Years of working experience: 10+
8. International Experience
Country Date: from (month/year) to (month/year)
Oman/ Middle East 2004 to Present
UK 2002 to 2004
Germany 2002
Yugoslavia/ East Europe 1996 to 2002
9. Key qualifications:
Road Safety Engineering:
* Road Safety Schemes
* Accident Prevention & Reduction
* Road Safety Improvement Measures
* Transportation Planning/ Modelling & Simulation
* Traffic Engineering, Traffic Analysis & Modelling – Evaluation and Estimation
* Economic Assessment of Road/ Design/ Safety Schemes (PARs)
* Road Safety Management/ Planning/ Modelling
* "Black Spot" Management
* Road Safety Strategy & Policy Development
* Project / Contract Management Transport & Logistics Safety (HSE):
* Road Safety Monitoring
* 3PL Contractors/ Subcontractors pre start up HSE Audits (HSE MS, HSE Plans, Documentation Control, Vehicles Roadworthiness Inspection, Drivers Competency Assessment, Workshop Audit, Transport Routes Survey, etc.)
* Accident and Safety/ Risk Analysis – Evaluation and Estimation
* Transport & Logistics HSE Management
* Road Transport HSE Case Development
* Road Transport HSE Specification Compliance Management
* Accidents/ Incidents Investigation Reconstruction & Reporting
* Driving Education and Training Management (standard courses and professional DDCs)
* Expert Witness Analysis
10. Professional experience (from most recent)
Date from - Date to Location Organisation Position Description
March 2004 to Present Muscat, OMAN DASET (Petroleum Development Oman) Contract Manager
(Road Safety Monitoring Service PDO) * Appoint personnel to perform services under the contract
* Procure materials and equipment to perform the services
* Manage and plan the equipment and personnel to effectively carry out a road, transport and logistics safety monitoring activities
* Ensure that Contractual commitments are fully complied with, such as HSE, Quality and Reporting requirements
* Administer the contract, including invoicing, planning and scheduling, and adherence to Company (PDO – Petroleum Development Oman) procedures
* Liaise with the Company Contract Holder
* Ensure that specific administration tasks detailed in the scopes of work are delivered complete and in a timely manner
* Providing road safety presentation at Interior and Coastal locations, attending Transport and Driver Forums, and Drive to Survive meetings.
* Developing road safety awareness/ briefing packages targeted towards drivers and drivers supervisors, vehicles and roads.
Managing the following activities
* Observations and counselling as required for on-road Driver behaviour with emphasis on defensive driving habits and adherence to statutory road rules and regulations.
* Roadside random vehicle checks as part of the RAS scheme-including Load Safety. Planned and targeted Vehicle Fleet checks, including pre-contract start up fleet inspections, per request from Contract Holders
* RAS Contractor Facilities-inspection/audits of RAS Inspection Facilities and RAS Inspectors.
* Safe Journey Management audits.
* Black Spot management/ Cluster Site Analysis.
* Vehicle workshop and maintenance systems /inspections and audits.
* Road Safety Presentations to Driver Forums, Driver groups, vehicle maintenance staff, their supervisors, both contractor and Company, on a wide variety of road safety topics, including for example: tyre safety, load restraining, driver conditions, common violations etc.
* Road Traffic Accident Investigations and Reporting.
* Expert Witness Analysis.
* Traffic Speed Checks using speed metres.
* Driver compliance with driver licensing, PDO permits, driving and rest hours, adherence to driving rules, traffic laws and regulations.
* Provision and sourcing of material for road safety campaigns to influence driver behaviour, including photography/video of road safety topics/violations to graphically portray wrong versus correct behaviour.
* Road Safety Audits/ Road condition, road signage and marking standards, geometric design elements, general layout design of interchanges and intersections, with emphasis on the visibility and sight distance, safe intersection sight distance, sight distance to queued vehicles.
* Report findings on all of the above to the Company
November 2004 – March 2005 Muscat, OMAN Bahwan Exel Regional Road Safety Advisor (PDO 4PL Operations) * Conduct routine HSE inspections & audits of rig move plans, vehicle roadworthiness, driver competency, load safety, journey management, dangerous goods transport, & other activities.
* Undertake and assist in Road Traffic Accident (RTA) investigations and reporting processes.
* Design & implement programs to ensure compliance with the HSE Management System.
* Facilitate and support Job Hazard Analysis, risk assessments & provide advice on controls.
* Maintain an Action Tracking Register that addresses actions from near miss reports, audits, hazard reviews and incident investigations.
* Assist in planning and executing emergency response drills.
* Compile HSE metrics & report at HSE meetings on statistics against performance targets.
* Provide training & communicate best HSE practice and lessons learnt.
* Liaise with all members of the Company HSE Team to ensure the most efficient use of resources and application of best practices.
March 2003 – October 2004 Bedford, UK URS Corporation Ltd. Road Safety Engineer * Transport Safety Planning
* Accident Investigation
* Risk Modelling
* Road Safety Schemes
* Road Safety Audit
Major Projects:
HGVs (Heavy Goods Vehicles) Safety Study, National road network, "Black spot" identification and revitalisation, Client: Highway Agency, UK
Junction 14 Motorway M1 Revised Study, AREA 8 MAC Contract, Full PAR (Project Appraisal Report), Accident savings estimation, Client: Milton Keynes Borough Council and Highway Agency, UK
A1 Side Roads and Accesses – Mandatory Signing, AREA 8 MAC Contract, Short PAR (Project Appraisal Report), Accident savings estimation, Client: Highway Agency, UK.
A5 Dunstable – High Street M1 Signs, Road Safety Audit (Stage 2), Client: Highway Agency, UK
A14 Spittal Interchange – Provision of Traffic Signals, AREA 8 MAC Contract, Accident investigation and analysis, Full PAR, Accident savings estimation, Client: Highway Agency, UK
A 508 Blacky Moore – Foot Bridge Provision, Northampton, Road Safety Audit (Feasibility Stage), Client: Highway Agency, UK.
A421 Marsh Leys Roundabout, Road Safety Audit (Stage 2/ Stage 3), Client: Highway Agency, UK.
BUS Priority Scheme, Traffic & Safety Study, Client: Highway Agency, UK.
Ridgmont Crossroads, Safety Study, Client: Highway Agency, UK.
A5 Dunstable – High Street M1 Signs, Traffic Survey and Analysis, Client: Highway Agency, UK.
A14 Eastbound Approach to Girton Interchange, Traffic & Safety Study, Client: Highway Agency, UK.
Accident Cluster Site/ "Black Spot" Identification on the A Trunk Roads, Area 8 MAC Contract, Client: Highway Agency, UK.
A43 and A45 Weather Station Provision, Road Safety Audits (Stage 1/ Stage 2), Client: Highway Agency,UK.
June 2002 – February 2003 Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Babtie Group Ltd.
Assistant Safety Engineer * Transport Safety Planning
* Accident Investigation
* Risk Modelling
* Road Safety Schemes
Major Projects:
* Road Safety Study – Trunk Roads in Scotland, Accident investigation and analysis, Client: Scottish Executive, UK.
* Local Road Safety Schemes – South Tyneside, Accident investigation and analysis, Preliminary road and junctions design, Traffic calming measures, Client: South Tyneside Council, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
* Traffic Estimation and Development Planning – ASDA Cargo Fleet, Investigation of traffic development, parking and accesses in Middlesbrough, Traffic simulation and modelling, Client: Middlesbrough County Council, UK
February 1999 – May 2002
November 1996 – May 2002
University of Belgrade, Serbia
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Police Academy
Traffic Research Institute Professor Assistant / Traffic Safety Consultant
Project Engineer/ Traffic Safety Consultant * Conducting and teaching traffic safety courses for senior traffic police officers and road safety enforcement organizations, traffic safety preventive and propaganda, traffic accident management and traffic accidents expertise.
* Supervising and managing over the whole process of driving education and training for B and C driving category
* International OSCE project regarding training of multi-ethnic police enforcement on South Serbia – Kosovo Border (supervision of road safety courses).
* Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning
* Infrastructure Development Planning
* Accident Reconstruction and Investigation
* Urban Transport Planning
* Traffic & Transport Research
* Traffic Engineering & Road Safety courses teaching
Major Projects:
EU Driving Licence, Unification of EU Driving Standards and Regulations, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Taxi Drivers Training/ Assessment and Certification, City of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
Logistics Base Optimization - NIS-Naftagas (Oil and Gas), Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
Public Transport Development in Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad City Council, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
"Black Spot" Investigation in Vojvodina, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia.
Causes and Appearance of Traffic Accidents in Novi Sad County, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
Researching in the Filed of Communications - Road Safety Issues, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Ministry for Science and Development, Republic of Serbia, Yugoslavia.
Publications:
(Internal and Published Documents):
Slobodan Lazic: Addition to Definition of the Traffic Accidents Prediction and Estimation Possibility in the Function of Modern Road Safety Management Approach, Doctoral Dissertation (Ph.D. Thesis), University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical (Engineering) Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2006.
Slobodan Lazic: The Accident Database Analysis and the Black Spot Identification Methodology, VIII International Symposium "Traffic Accidents Prevention on Roads '2006", Novi Sad, Serbia, 2006.
Slobodan Lazic: The Concept of the Operational (Engineering) Road Safety Management, VIII International Symposium "Traffic Accidents Prevention on Roads '2006", Novi Sad, Serbia, 2006.
Slobodan Lazic: The Black Spot Treatment - Economic Analysis and Engineering Preventive Measures Evaluation, Conference - Traffic Accident Prevention on the Corridor "X", Belgrade, Serbia, 2006.
Slobodan Lazic: A Modern Road Safety Management Acknowledgment Reflection on the Traffic Police Role and Organisation, Conference - Traffic Accident Prevention on the Corridor "X", Belgrade, Serbia, 2006.
Slobodan Lazic: The Mathematical (Statistical) Modeling in Traffic Safety, XXI International Conference «Science and Motor Vehicles», YUMV - FISITA, Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.
Slobodan Lazic: HSE Plan & Procedures, DASET, Muscat, Oman, 2005.
Slobodan Lazic, RSMT Working Procedure, DASET, Muscat, Oman, 2005.
Slobodan Lazic, Road Traffic Accidents Reporting Procedure, DASET, Muscat, Oman, 2005.
Slobodan Lazic, RSMT Vehicles - Safety Operations Procedure, DASET, Muscat, Oman, 2005.
Slobodan Lazic: Road Safety Audits – A Key Process in Accident Prevention, TES 2004 – A New Tool in Transportation Engineering, IV International Symposium, Sombor, Serbia and Montenegro, 15-16 April, 2004
Slobodan Lazic: Road Accident Prediction - Dynamic Concept of Road Safety Management, SAFETY 2004 - 7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Vienna, Austria, 6-9 Jun, 2004.
Slobodan Lazic: Statistical Methods and Tests in a Road Safety Valuation, VII International Symposium "Traffic Accidents Prevention on Roads '2004", Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia, 2004.
Slobodan Lazic: The Police Respect and Attitude for Traffic Accident Prevention Activities in a Local Authority District, VII International Symposium "Traffic Accidents Prevention on Roads '2004", Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia, 2004.
John Barrell, Slobodan Lazic: Speed Management and Traffic Safety, VI International Symposium "Traffic Accidents Prevention on Roads '2002", Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia, 2002.
Slobodan Lazic: Linear Regression Models and Traffic Accident Prediction - Main Road Network in Vojvodina, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumfahrt - IVF, Berlin, Germany, 2002.
Slobodan Lazic: Quantification of Road Equipment Influence on the Traffic Safety, International Magazine "Science-Security-Police", Belgrade, Vol.VI, No.1, FR Yugoslavia, 2001.
Slobodan Lazic: Characteristic Elements of Roads and Their Influence on the Traffic Safety-Technical Forming and Relevant Parameters, Periodical Magazine "Security", Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia, 2000.
Slobodan Lazic: Functional and Technological Components of Advanced Traveller Information Systems - ATIS, V International Symposium "Traffic Accidents Prevention on Roads '2000", Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia, 2000.
Slobodan Lazic: Master Thesis: The Influence of Road Equipment on Traffic Safety (ITS Technologies), Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia, 2000.
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