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Presenter Darren Wishart The national Driver Fatigue Risk Management Conference 2012

Work Related Road Safety: Integrating a Risk Management Approach. Presenter Darren Wishart The national Driver Fatigue Risk Management Conference 2012. CRICOS No. 00213J. Origins of CARRS-Q.

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Presenter Darren Wishart The national Driver Fatigue Risk Management Conference 2012

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  1. Work Related Road Safety: Integrating a Risk Management Approach Presenter Darren Wishart The national Driver Fatigue Risk Management Conference 2012 CRICOS No. 00213J

  2. Origins of CARRS-Q • Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q) was established in 1996 as joint initiative of: • QUT • Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC) • Based in the School of Psychology & Counselling, Faculty of Health • Primary role is to undertake research and training to improve safety on Queensland roads and in the workplace

  3. Research Themes • Regulation and Enforcement • School and Community Injury Prevention • Vulnerable Road Users • Occupational Safety • Road Infrastructure Safety • Intelligent Transport Systems

  4. Advanced Driving Simulator

  5. Work related road safety is a complex puzzle Crashes Culture WRRS promotion Infringement monitoring Management commitment Environment Employee commitment Vehicles Risk management Procedures Policy Reporting

  6. How good a driver are you? How do you rate yourself as a driver? Poor Average Excellent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 How safe are you as a driver? Unsafe Average Extremely safe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  7. Currently in your workplace today are you & your organisation managing the risk associated with vehicles and their use with the same level of diligence as other workplace hazards and equipment?

  8. Road Safety Worldwide World wide estimates since the introduction of combustion engine: • Over 18 Million people have died • Over 750 000 road related deaths per year • 23 million injuries & disablements per year • Estimated that one road fatality and 50 injuries occur each minute, worldwide (Noy, 1997)

  9. In Australia, approximately 75% of all locally produced passenger vehicles are purchased as fleet vehicles and more than half of all new vehicle registrations annually consist of fleet vehicles (AFMA, 2008). • Vehicle under many jurisdictions is considered a workplace (Rowland et al., 2006).

  10. Work related road safety an issue often ignored despite.... • Workers compensation fatality claims demonstrating vehicle crashes are the most likely mechanism of injury, approximately three times higher than chemicals or substance (Australian Safety and Compensation Council, 2006) • Average lost time greater than other workplace claims (Stewart-Bogle, 1999) • Work related road crash injuries twice as likely to result in death or permanent injury (Wheatley, 1997).

  11. Organisational deficiencies • Organisations often take “one size fits all” approach • Primarily focus on driver • Fail to address deficiencies in organisational systems to support safe vehicle use (Davey et al., 2008). • Fail to adequately manage risk in comparison to other workplace hazards and risks (Wishart & Davey, 2004; Rowland et al., 2005).

  12. Managing Risk Within organisations risk management strategies to ensure safety in the workplace are undertaken in a proactive manner........ In contrast with vehicles often the incident occurs before risk is assessed.

  13. What is currently done in your organisation to minimise risks associated with driving for work?

  14. Example of a recent CARRS-Q study to demonstrate some of the “risk management” practices within organisational vehicle fleet operations Wishart, Darren E., Rowland, Bevan D., Freeman, James E., & Davey, Jeremy D. (2011) Driving for work : a series of organisational audit results. In Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference (ACRS 2011), 1-2 Sepember 2011, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, VIC.

  15. Overview • Undertook a series of work related road safety audits across a number of organisations to determine deficiencies in each organisation’s safe driving management and practice.

  16. Method • Utilised previously developed “Organisational Work Related Road Safety Situational Analysis tool”

  17. Results and Discussion • Three areas of deficiency consistent across all participating organisations • a lack of comprehensive policy relating specifically to work related driving; • a lack of consistent and sufficient detail in relation to crash data reporting and recording, and • a lack of communication and promotion strategies associated with promoting safe work related driving.

  18. Conclusions • Short comings identified actually don’t require much to rectify in regards to funds, resources or expertise • Vehicle incidents need to considered and managed with the same level of diligence as all other hazards • Organisations need to increase the importance of promoting vehicle safety and risk awareness • Organisations need a WRRS champion (Fleet versus OH&S)

  19. What do you do to minimise risks in the workplace? • Identify Hazard- what is it? • Identify Risk- what can happen, how can it happen? • Analyse Risk- determine likelihood, determine consequences, estimate level of risk • Evaluate Risk- Compare against criteria, set risk priorities • Treat Risks- Identify treatment options, evaluate implement plans

  20. Work related road safety is a complex puzzle Crashes Culture WRRS promotion Infringement monitoring Management commitment Environment Employee commitment Vehicles Risk management Procedures Policy Reporting

  21. What can you do in your organisation to minimise risks associated with driving for work?

  22. Thanks for the opportunity to share some ideas about work related road safety Any Questions d.wishart@qut.edu.au

  23. Multi-disciplinary event • Road & transport safety • Aviation safety • Watercraft safety • Construction safety • Key Dates • Registrations Open 5 March • Early Bird & Presenter Registration closes 14 June http://ositconference.com

  24. Useful Tips for Safer Driving • Accept the challenge to change your own driving behaviour • Commit to driving safer • Keep a safety space • Look left and right when the light turns green • Why are you in a rush? • When reversing- use a colleague, check your rear before getting in vehicle • Use the cruise control to prevent speed creep • Seatbelt on, ignition on • Late for appointment- phone ahead new ETA • Pull over before answering mobile phone • Is it safe to talk? • Allocate time for administrative tasks • If tired stop and revive • Accept that all road users make mistakes and don’t get angry or frustrated at other road users • Maintain 2-4 second gap between your vehicle and the vehicle in front • Monitor your hands on the steering wheel?

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