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MOVING VEHICLE QUIZ

MOVING VEHICLE QUIZ. SB Workshop. STRUCK BY MOVING VEHICLE. Reasons the driver hits the victim. The commonest loss of control event resulting in the vehicle heading towards the victim is : Unintentional sudden movement (lock-out failure) The driver loses control or cannot brake in time

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MOVING VEHICLE QUIZ

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  1. MOVING VEHICLE QUIZ SB Workshop

  2. STRUCK BY MOVING VEHICLE

  3. Reasons the driver hits the victim The commonest loss of control event resulting in the vehicle heading towards the victim is : • Unintentional sudden movement (lock-out failure) • The driver loses control or cannot brake in time • The driver is unaware of the victim in his path

  4. Reasons the driver hits the victim C: Mostly the driver doesn’t see the victim A. Unintentional sudden movement (lock-out failure) (19%) B. The driver loses control or cannot brake in time (20%) C. The driver is unaware of the victim in his path (50%)

  5. The blind driver Investigations suggest that the driver doesn’t see the victim in the path of the vehicle mostly because: • The load gets in the way • The vehicle has dead angles and no mirrors/other aids C. Bad weather D. The victim wasn’t wearing high visibility clothing

  6. The blind driver B. Dead angles without visibility aids is the main problem • The load gets in the way (13%) • The vehicle has dead angles and no mirrors/other aids (65%) C. Bad weather (2%) D. The victim wasn’t wearing high visibility clothing (13%)

  7. Reasons the victim gets in the way The victim is also a factor, mostly because: • They are getting in a dangerous location like the rear of a vehicle B. They are not behaving in an able way (distracted, horseplay, slipping, hurrying) C. They don’t see or hear the vehicle coming

  8. Reasons the victim gets in the way A. Mostly the victim was not keeping in the safe zone, including cases where they were not needed for the job A. They are getting in a dangerous location like the rear of a vehicle (46%) B. They are not behaving in an able way (distracted, horseplay, slipping, hurrying) (10%) C. They don’t see or hear the vehicle coming (36%)

  9. Speed of vehicle Where known (in 20% of cases), the speed of the vehicle at the time of the accident was mostly: A. More than 50km/hr B. 15-30 km/hr C. Less than 5km/hr

  10. Speed of vehicle C: Most accidents occurred at slow speeds A. More than 50km/hr (5%) B. 15-30 km/hr (4%) C. Less than 5km/hr (74%)

  11. 2. Struck by moving vehicle • Every year there are around 90 reported investigated work accidents where a person is struck by a moving vehicle. • 6% of cases resulted in death • In all the cases of death the victim was in an area normally designated “safe” • In all these fatal cases management failed to provide adequate barriers at some point in the scenarios Deaths 1 Permanent injuries 2 Recoverable injuries 4

  12. Vehicle types most often involved

  13. Top barrier failures

  14. Safety Shoes

  15. Conclusion 1. Always be on visual and auditory watch for slow or stationary vehicles especially conveying, transport and storage system vehicles……

  16. Conclusion 2. …..Do not stand around anywhere near them

  17. Conclusion 3. Wear safety shoes, be visible and listen out

  18. Conclusion 4. Do not drive if you do not have the ability to do so or your eyesight is bad or the visibility is inadequate

  19. Conclusion 5. if you do drive then use signals, a banksman if necessary, check blind spots round the vehicle, use a rear view mirror, look behind obstacles and don't play games and ….

  20. Conclusion 6. When stopped, put the brake on and take out the keys when leaving the vehicle.

  21. the end

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