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Workplace Transport Safety:Workplace Transport Safety:
Th bil fi i l i iTh bil fi i l i iThe mobile financial crisisThe mobile financial crisis
Assoc Professor Assoc Professor Brett HughesBrett HughesAssoc. Professor Assoc. Professor Brett HughesBrett HughesDirector, Curtin Director, Curtin -- Monash Accident Research CentreMonash Accident Research Centre
Curtin UniversityCurtin University
Safety Institute of Australia (WA) ConferenceSafety Institute of Australia (WA) ConferenceAugust 2010August 2010
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Transport System
Transport Safety
Transport and Workplace SafetyIssuesIssues
Workplace Transport Safety SolutionsWorkplace Transport Safety Solutions
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The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short pphrases: If it moves tax it If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
- Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
Industry's view of the economy?
Where does safety fit in?
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The Transport SystemThe Transport SystemThe Transport SystemThe Transport System
VehiclesPeopleS
InfrastructureData &
Enforcement
Systems
land use
Infrastructure
Regulation
InformationEnforcement
Education
Industrypractice
GovernmentpolicyTechnology Financial
Arrangements
FundingCommunityresponse
EnvironmentResearch &Innovation Leadership
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How Important is Transport?How Important is Transport?How Important is Transport?How Important is Transport?Transport is p
9% of the national economy (GDP)
Transport & logistics (T&L) is Transport & logistics (T&L) is 14.5% of national GDP
Transport & logistics (T&L) is 24.1% of WA's economy
Transport & logistics (T&L) is the largest sector in the Australian economyg y
Transport is essential for communities and the Australian economy
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the Australian economySource: Australian Logistics Council Reports 2007
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P th’ T t F t ?P th’ T t F t ?Perth’s Transport Future?Perth’s Transport Future?
By 2020 for Perth it is estimated that
l ti ill i b 13%– population will increase by 13%;
– road freight transport will increase by 34%;g p y %;
– traffic delays will increase by 28%;
– congestion costs will rise by 69%to $1.2 billion per annum.
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SourceEstimating Urban Traffic and Congestion Cost Trends for Australian Cities
Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics, Working Paper 71, Canberra 2007
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Transport & Occupational SafetyTransport & Occupational SafetyTransport & Occupational SafetyTransport & Occupational Safety
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Transport Safety by ModeTransport Safety by ModeTransport Safety by ModeTransport Safety by Mode
Indicator (2007)Road Rail Marine Air
Work place
F t litiFatalitiesNumber of deaths
1616 37 52 22 232
Fatality Rate 7 7 0 18 0 25 0 10Fatality RateDeaths per 100,000 population
7.7 0.18 0.25 0.10
Injury Rate 151 0 84 0 57 0 21j ySerious injuries per 100,000 population
151 0.84 0.57 0.21
Fatality Rate 5 4 2 8 0 42Deaths per billion passenger km
5.4 2.8 0.42
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Source: Australian Transport Statistics Yearbook, BITRE (2009)Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics Australia 2007-08, Safe Work Australia, (2009)
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Transport Safety RegulationTransport Safety RegulationTransport Safety RegulationTransport Safety Regulation
T t ifi l t f OSHTransport as a specific element of OSH
TransportTransportSafety Occupational
SafetyTransport
Transport in the workplace
Transport outside the workplace
Safety in the transport industry p y
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Whose Responsibility?Whose Responsibility?Whose Responsibility?Whose Responsibility?
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D th i A t liD th i A t liDeaths in AustraliaDeaths in Australiatens of people
Road Rail Marine Air
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Workplace (unreported)
Workplace (reported)
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Sources: Australian Transport Statistics Yearbook, BITRE (2009)Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics Australia 2007-08 Safe Work Australia, (2009)
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T t I d t S f tT t I d t S f tTransport Industry SafetyTransport Industry Safety
S f t i th t t i d t i i t tSafety in the transport industry is important.In 07/08, the Transport & Storage industry
d drecorded: 68 fatalities, the highest number in any sector,
52 were in road freight transport52 were in road freight transport the highest number (9945) and percentage
(7.6%) of total Serious Claims for any occupation (7.6%) of total Serious Claims for any occupation subcategory
the highest fatality incidence rate, 15.1 compensated fatalities per 100,000 employees
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Source: Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics Australia 2007 –08Safework Australia (2009)
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Transport Safety Issues for any Transport Safety Issues for any Transport Safety Issues for any Transport Safety Issues for any WorkplaceWorkplace
T t f t i i d t i i t t Transport safety in any industry is important about 100 people a year die in motor vehicle
crashes and are reported in OSH statistics about 450 people die in motor vehicle crashes
hil t kwhile at work vehicle crashes are the 2nd highest cost per
i l iinsurance claim transport work is 2nd highest frequency of
serious claimsserious claims level crossing crash reported to cost $20m.
I h b t i l t i d i t k
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Is a crash between a minerals train and a grain trucka transport, resources, agricultural or workplace incident?
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Transport Safety Issues Outside Transport Safety Issues Outside Transport Safety Issues Outside Transport Safety Issues Outside the Workplacethe Workplace
T t f t t id th k l Transport safety outside the workplace is importantp about 1400 people die on Australian roads
each year (2009) and ymore than 30,000 are injured
the cost of road crashes in Australia is approx. pp$30 bn pa
about 30% of lost time at work is due to road crashes (not necessarily in the workplace)
the cost of road crashes to workplaces could
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pbe about $9 bn pa
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Workplace Transport IssuesWorkplace Transport IssuesWorkplace Transport IssuesWorkplace Transport Issues
S f hi lSafe vehiclesSafe speeds 43% had not received any Safe speedsDriver competency
43% had not received any occupational health and safety training in the job
Safe loadsFatigue and alcohol
where their injury or illness occurred.
Fatigue and alcoholUnusual events
Source : 2005-06 Work-related Injuries,ABS Report 6324.0 (2006)
Unsealed road safetyLong distance driving
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Long distance driving
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Performance:Performance:Performance:Performance:Waking Hours v AlcoholWaking Hours v Alcohol
05 BAC =Hours awake
.05 BAC =~17 hours awake
.10 BAC =~24 hours awake~24 hours awake
Source: Fatigue, alcohol and performance impairment, Dawson & Reid, Nature (1997)
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Blood Alcohol Concentration (%)
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Safe SystemsSafe SystemsSafe SystemsSafe Systems Recognise that users g
make mistakes
Set targets Set targets
Recognise the limits of th h b d t the human body to withstand energy
Integration and collaboration between
t ib ti ti contributing parties and authorities
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Workplace Transport SolutionsWorkplace Transport SolutionsWorkplace Transport SolutionsWorkplace Transport SolutionsWorkplace vision and road safety policyWorkplace vision and road safety policyOrganisation and structureManagement - systems and informationStaff performance managementRisk management
Risk identification, elimination, reduction, incident response
Recruitment and selectionI d ti Induction programs
Fleet selection and maintenance Incentives and disincentives
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Incentives and disincentives Training and education
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Benefits of Workplace Transport Benefits of Workplace Transport Benefits of Workplace Transport Benefits of Workplace Transport SafetySafety
reduced stress and trauma to staff and their families increased morale and improved productivityp p y increasing staff availability for work reduced vehicle damage and work reschedulingg g reduced administration and HSE management increased vehicle availability reduced business and customer interruptions reductions in vehicle and workers’ compensation
i iinsurance premiums lower repair, maintenance and running costs increased resale value from improved care of vehicles by
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increased resale value from improved care of vehicles by drivers
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"… South West Hwy, 6:50am …"
" … fighting charges of dangerous driving, saying she dangerous driving, saying she has no memory of a three-car
crash …"
" … was heading to Bunbury after a 12 hour night shift "after a 12-hour night shift…
" … had a momentary lapse of … had a momentary lapse of concentration … "
Source: The West Australian 4/8/10
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Source: The West Australian 4/8/10
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Best Practice Workplace Safety?Best Practice Workplace Safety?Best Practice Workplace Safety?Best Practice Workplace Safety?There are alcohol free workplaces for safety, There are alcohol free workplaces for safety,
and it is equally unsafe to send people home drunk from workplacesdrunk from workplaces
Road safety risks from fatigue are identical to the risks from alcoholthe risks from alcohol
One day: a worker will go home from work too tired and die a worker will go home from work too tired and die
in a road crash a worker will die in a crash where the vehicle is a worker will die in a crash where the vehicle is
not 5 ANCAP crash rated a worker will roll a car on a gravel road and die
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an untrained worker will roll a 4wd and die
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