Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers (2012) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Pages 1-4
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 1... ...
1 S u m m a r y This research project identifies good practices in safety, management, and communication that can help cargo tank truck fleet operators reduce the likelihood of rollovers. The research takes good practices from both within and outside the industry; they encompass training, hiring, dispatch (e.g., scheduling and journey planning)
|
From page 2... ...
2Case Studies Research focuses on three critical practice areas that can be quickly implemented and would have long-lasting benefit to operators of various sizes across the industry. The overarching goal in the selection of areas for case studies is ensuring the applicability of the results -- selecting practices that are significant enough to improve cargo tank rollover performance yet simple enough that they can be readily adopted by a broad portion of the industry.
|
From page 3... ...
3 address causes of distraction and fatigue, through education and driver scheduling. Sleep apnea has been identified as a significant cause of driver fatigue.
|
From page 4... ...
4be obtained and that would ensure legal protection and confidentiality to those providing the data is likely the most effective solution to root cause identification. Many fleet operators have employed good practices that improve their safety and operating performance and reduce rollovers.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.