transportation of dangerous goods: bulk roll over accidents and prevention
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Transportation Of Dangerous Goods: Bulk Roll Over Accidents and Prevention. Paul Vincent.K | Air Liquide Emirates | Dubai | 5th December 2013. Objective : Awareness on vehicle roll over accidents , causes and prevention. Topics Discussed : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transportation Of Dangerous Goods: BulkRoll Over Accidents and Prevention
Paul Vincent.K | Air Liquide Emirates | Dubai | 5th December 2013
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Objective:
Awareness on vehicle roll over accidents , causes and prevention.
Topics Discussed:
Vehicle Rollover safety statistics – IG industry (SAG_NL_88_09_E) Vehicle Rollover Causes Vehicle Rollover Prevention
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Are these one off issues or an industry problem?
Road transportation is the highest risk activity in industrial gases industry.
What / Who are at risk ?
Individuals, Employee drivers / Expensive company & third party assets
Are these isolated events?
58% ends up in driver fatalities, 95% in hazardous material spills average direct costs of $120,000 per event.
Vehicle Rollover Incidents
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Vehicle Rollover Causes
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Main Causes of Road Accidents
Human factors
49%
Vehicle factors - In-correct loading & poor maintenance
14%
Third party actions
33%
Poor road conditions4%
Directly related to carriage of dan-
gerous goods1%
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Main Causes of Roll- Over Accidents
Vehicle Design – High center of gravity
Load Effects – Slosh and surge
Highway factors – Steep grades / Sharp curves / limited visibility / soft shoulders
Driver factors – Excessive speed / fatigue / cell phone usage / under influence etc.
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Vehicle Design – COG (Center of Gravity)Trailer design can lower the centre of gravity of the vehicle & load and
improve stability.
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Load Effects: Liquid wave effect with speed
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Turningright
Stoppedor in a straight
line
Turningleft
Tilting upwards and to the left
Center of gravity
centered
Tilting upwards and to the right
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Turning Right
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Turning Left
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HIGH WAY Factors: Adapt your speed to the environment
Do not go onto the shoulder, especially when it rains
Sharp curves / Steep grades
Poor visibility / Narrow drive ways 11
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Driver Factors:
»Excessive speed»Cell Phone use»Driver Complacency»Fatigue»Under influence»Physical conditions»Mental conditions»Day dreaming»Eating in the cabin
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Rollovers by Cause
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0 Speed Loss of Control Fatigue Error in Judgement Non Preventable Other
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Sleepiness (1/3)Vehicle left the road here
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Sleepiness (2/3)
The trailer's outside wheels hit this hump while the driver tried to regain control
and get back on the road
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Sleepiness (3/3)
Fortunately, it landed on soft ground
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Vehicle Rollover Prevention
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People and Behaviors
Driver Safety Programmes
Defensive Driver Training
Driver Fatigue Awareness
Rollover Prevention through Engineering
Rollover Prevention through Planning
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Thank You
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