ENGG*1070
Occupational Health and Safety
Lecture 11
Fall 2023
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• Vehicle Causes of Car Accidents
1.Design Defects:
No Product is ever made perfectly, and cars are no
different
2. Winter Tries:
It is difficult to drive a car on snow without winter tires
3. Tire Blowouts:
Tire blowouts can cause you to lose control of
your vehicle, and they are especially dangerous
for bigger vehicles.
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• Vehicle Causes of Car Accidents
3. Tire Blowouts
Tire blowouts can cause you to lose control of your vehicle,
and they are especially dangerous for bigger vehicles.
➢ How to Handel a Tire Blowout?
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Keep a firm grip on steering wheel,
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Don’t slam on brakes,
III. Let car to slow down gradually,
IV. Pull over to the side of the road,
Source:https://www.mountainone.com/news/does
-your-new-car-have-spare-tire-dont-count-it
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
1. Distracted Driving,
2. Speeding,
3. Drunk Driving,
4. Running Stop Signs,
5. Tailgating,
6. Driver Age,
7. Unsafe Lane Changes,
8. Drowsy Driving,
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
1. Distracted Driving,
Distracted drivers are the top cause of car accidents. A
distracted driver is a motorist that diverts his or her
attention from the road, usually to talk on a cell phone,
send a text message or eat food.
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
1. Distracted Driving,
• You are allowed to use hands-free wireless communications
devices with an earpiece, lapel button or Bluetooth.
• You can view GPS display screens as long as they are built
into your vehicle’s dashboard or securely mounted on the
dashboard.
• Other actions such as eating, drinking, smoking, and
reaching for objects.
* They are not part of Ontario’s distracted driving law.
However, you can still be charged with careless or dangerous
driving.
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
1. Distracted Driving,
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
2. Speeding
Many drivers ignore the speed limit and drive over the limit.
Speed kills and traveling above the speed limit is an easy
way to cause a car accident. The faster you drive, the slower
your reaction time will be if you need to prevent an auto
accident.
https://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Speed%20driving_164804
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
Speeding Ticket Fines
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
3. Drunk Driving
A drink driver loses the ability to focus and function
properly,
4. Running Stop Signs
Thousands of car accidents occur because one driver ran a
stop sign,
5. Tailgating
Driving so close to another car that the driver cannot
react in time if the car in front of them brakes suddenly,
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
6. Driver Age
Driving experience,
Source: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/768004542716848171/
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
6. Driver Age
Driving experience,
-Once drivers reach 80 years of age, every two years they
must:
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Take a vision test,
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Undergo a driver record review,
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Participate in a 45-minute Group Education Session (GES),
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During the GES, complete two, brief, non-computerized inclass screening assignments,
• If necessary, take a road test,
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
7. Unsafe Lane Changes
Using turn signal, checking blind spots and always proceed
carefully into the next lane,
8. Drowsy Driving
Many of the car accidents caused by drowsy driving occur at
night,
You can sleep with open eyes.
Source: https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/sleepy-driver.html
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• Driver Causes of Car Accidents
➢ Your Driver’s license could be suspended if you have:
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• A Part of Table of Offences
➢ Seven points
• Failing to remain at the scene of a collision,
• Failing to stop for police,
➢ Six points
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Careless driving,
Racing,
Exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/h or more,
Failing to stop for a school bus,
➢ Five points
• Driver of bus failing to stop at unprotected railway crossing,
➢ Four points
• Exceeding the speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h,
• Following too closely,
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• Other ways for losing the license
HTA: Highway Traffic Act
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• Transportation of Hazardous Materials
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• Transportation of Hazardous Materials
- To minimize the danger to life or property, controls for
hazards fall into several categories.
Controls include:
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Defining and recognizing hazardous materials,
Excluding certain materials from particular transportation modes,
Limiting quantities,
Controlling placement,
Design and selection of packaging,
Labeling containers,
Restricting transportation routes,
Using shipping manifests,
Incident reporting,
Training,
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• Classes of Dangerous Goods
1. Explosives,
2. Gases,
3. Flammable liquids,
4. Flammable solids,
5. Oxidizing Substances,
6. Toxic and Infectious Substances,
7. Radioactive Materials,
8. Corrosives,
9. Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms,
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• Classes of Dangerous Goods
Class 1: Explosives
Explosives, as included in the Explosives Act,
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• Classes of Dangerous Goods
Class 2: Gases
Compressed, deeply refrigerated, liquefied or dissolved under
Pressure,
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• References:
Source : https://www.mountainone.com/news/does-your-new-car-have-spare-tire-dont-count-it
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