Incident-Free Starts With Me Day 4 – Lessons learned, JO Motor Vehicle Accidents.

“Incident-Free Starts With Me”

Day 4 – Lessons learned, JO Motor Vehicle Accidents

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Motor Vehicle Accidents (Job Related Recordable Only)

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Incident Description

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Date: 16th October, 2010

Time: 6:35 AM

Incident:While a JO employee was driving to work in his company vehicle (Toyota Prado), the vehicle collided with a bus of a contractor inside JO. As a result of the collision the JO vehicle rolled over twice.

Nobody suffered injury

Incident Description

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Date: 4th October, 2010

Time: 8:45 AM

While a contractor’s Dump Truck was returning from unloading sand/soil at the construction site the front edge of the dump truck bucket hit 8” overhead vent line (coming from underground tank inside Sub Centre). As a result of collision the pipe collapsed, hit the cabin, causing damage to the cabin and windshield.

Driver suffered minor injury to his head.

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• Total of 52 MVAs reported (45 non-recordable and 7 recordable)

• 6 out of 7 recordable motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) occurred on holidays.

• 43 were JO vehicles (All non-job related/commuting)

Some Facts and Figures - 2010

• Only 10 vehicles out of the total 52 were fitted with VDO.

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•Excessive Speed.

•Non- compliance or adherence to safe driving rules.

•Not paying attention to other vehicles and traffic signs

The following common causes were identified from Investigations:

• Failure of drivers to adjust to different road conditions (Fog, curve, slippery road etc.)

• Distractions while driving (e.g.: using mobile phone)

Major Root Causes of Vehicle Crashes

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Driver Behavior is the Root Cause for most of the Catastrophic and Major motor vehicle accidents

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You are Responsible for Your Safe Driving

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• Drivers & all Passengers must fasten seat belt

• Do not use phones while driving• Never tail gate/follow closely.. Maintain safe distance • Completely stop at Stop Signs

• Put on your head lights & drive slow or stop by the side of road if visibility is poor during dust storms, rain or fog.

• Always drive defensively & watch other road users.

• When you feel sleepy or fatigued … STOP by the road side & take some break till you are refreshed.

• Vehicles must be reverse parked (First move forward)

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We can and we must change our behaviors to drive safely for ourselves and for others in our families and communities

Your Behavior on the Road Affects the Lives of Others