Accident Analysis
Fleet Managers should assure that there is an effective accident analysis programs in place.
Effective accident analysis programs provide:
- A system which assures accurate and timely reporting of all accidents and injuries
- Personnel to analyze accident reports to ascertain trends and areas in need of corrective action
- Requirements for responsible staff to institute appropriate corrective action to prevent future accidents
- Data to calculate the fleet's accident frequency rate (number of accidents in year multiplied by 1,000,000 divided by total fleet mileage)
- Data to identify preventable accidents
- Data to calculate accident costs.
Common Accident Factors in Accident Analysis
The National Safety Council has identified these accident factors which are usually selected for accident analysis:
- Date of accident
- Date reported
- Name of driver
- Age of driver
- Length of service of driver
- Hours on duty
- Driver's home terminal or usual work location
- Weather conditions
- Light conditions
- Road conditions
- Accident location
- Direction traveling
- Type of accident
- Vehicle type
- Vehicle number
- Time of day of accident
- Traffic violation
- Other vehicle type
- Vehicle speed versus posted speed limit
- Pedestrian(s) involved
- Property damage
- Vehicle or object struck
- Driver striking vehicle or object
- Responsibility for accident
- Failure by driver
- Cost of accident.
After analysis, the Federal Fleet Manager knows the who, what, why, when , where of the accident - key information, if applied property, for future accident prevention.
Source: Adapted from the Federal Fleet Management
Desk Reference
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