Transportation Of Dangerous Goods: Bulk Roll Over Accidents and Prevention

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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

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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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