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- 1. Seat Belts and CSA Scores | How Fleets Can Be Proactive
- 4. Injury $226,000 $4.5MILLION Death SOURCE: FMCSA, from March 2014 publication, 2003 costs adjusted to 2015 dollars
- 5. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Power Sports TestingChildOff HighwayTruck
- 6. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Rollover Protection ComfortUsage Truck Driver Focus
- 7. L EADERS IN SAF ETY IMTA Indiana Motor Truck Association FTA Florida Trucking Association TNTA Tennessee Trucking Association TMC Technology and Maintenance Council NTTC National Tank Truck Carriers NRMCA National Ready Mix Concrete Association NPTC National Private Trucking Council WIT Women in Trucking INDUSTRY Onsite medical clinic Free personal trainers Onsite gym Corporate Chaplin HEALTHGIVE BACK 1,500 Team Members Worldwide | 6 Locations
- 8. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Good For Business Seat Belts
- 9. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Truck Safety By The Numbers • 5.7 million CDL holders in the US • 2009-2013, large truck occupant fatalities in large truck crashes have risen from 499 to 691, a 38.5% increase • Rollovers occur in approximately 13% of heavy truck fatal crash involvements, yet account for over 50% of truck occupant fatalities • Of the 697 CMV drivers that died in CMV crashes in 2012; approximately 34% were not wearing a seat belt SOURCE: FMCSA Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 2015
- 10. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Truck Safety By The Numbers In a 2015 report released by the CDC it was reported that: • Non-use of seat belts by long haul truck drivers (LHTDs), continues to be the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the US • It was also determined that non-use of seat belts by LHTDs accounts for 25% of all occupational fatalities SOURCE: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 3/3/2015, Center for Disease Control
- 11. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Truck Safety By The Numbers Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections, 2014 1) Log Violation (General Form and Manner) 163,382 2) Non-English Speaking Driver 101,280 3) Driving Beyond 8-Hour Limit Since the End of Last 95,497 Off-Duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 Minutes 4) Driver’s Record of Duty Status Not Current 92,280 5) Speeding 6-10 MPH Over the Speed Limit 65,337 6) Failing To Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV 55,624 SOURCE:FMCSAPocketGuidetoLargeTruckandBusStatistics2015
- 12. 24 Months as of July 24, 2015 Summary of Unsafe Driving Violations for ABC Trucking
- 13. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Encourage Usage Bunk Restraint Usage Policy Specifying the Best Seat Belts Advanced Safety Proactive Fleet Efforts
- 14. What do you say to drivers who think wearing a seat belt isn't going to prevent injuries if they are in a crash?
- 15. Wearing your seat belt makes you twice as likely to survive a crash
- 16. L EADERS IN SAF ETY • Preventing ejection • Shifting crash forces to the strongest parts of the body • Spreading forces over a wider area of the body • Allowing the body to slow down gradually • Protecting head and spinal cord Seat Belts Prevent Injury By
- 17. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Seat Belt Training Program •Help truck occupants understand the importance of buckling up •Provide mandatory seat belt training as a part of new hire orientation and regularly scheduled on-going training for existing driver base
- 18. L EADERS IN SAF ETY FREE Seat Belt Training Program • Proper seat belt usage • Adjustment of Komfort Latch® Training kit available: clicktugsnug.com
- 19. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Fleet Proactive Efforts FMCSR 390.3 “Every driver and employee shall be instructed regarding, and shall comply with, all applicable regulations contained in this subchapter.” The motor carrier bears the burden of proving that they have provided their drivers and employees with copies of the regulations and have checked for verification and comprehension.
- 20. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Safety Policy • If it is not in writing, it does not exist! • Review and approve • Everybody acknowledge-received and understand • Monitor www.safersys.org and http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/sms/ monthly • Expunge
- 21. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Safety Policy • Post SMS scores monthly • Ensure drivers understand Driver Safety Management System (DSMS) • Educate • Set and enforce hiring guidelines • Review Owner-Operators • Use positive and negative reinforcement
- 22. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Fleet Proactive Efforts that your company’s Safety Policy specifically addresses seat belts and bunk restraints non-usage of seat belts and bunk restraints as a serious violation that will lead to dismissal drivers/occupants with videos, posters, etc. drivers to “Drive Safely” and “Click, Tug & Snug” at terminal gates, with dashboard decals and in all written and verbal communications ENSURE CLASSIFY EDUCATE REMIND
- 23. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Fleet Proactive Efforts • Schedule restraint inspections as per the manufacturers guidelines; check for improper or non-usage indicators • Conduct random observations at terminals, ride-behinds and all opportunities to check for usage
- 24. MAINTENANCE
- 25. MAINTENANCE
- 26. MAINTENANCE
- 27. MAINTENANCE
- 28. MAINTENANCE
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- 30. MAINTENANCE
- 31. MAINTENANCE
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- 41. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Bunk Restraint Usage Policy Fleet Proactive Efforts
- 42. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Bunk Restraint Use Policy •Secures bunk occupant •Prevents personal belongings from becoming projectiles
- 44. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Unsecured Cargo Test - 15mph Unsecured Objects = Flying Projectiles
- 45. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Secured Cargo Test - 15mph Secured Objects
- 47. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Specifying the Best Seat Belts Fleet Proactive Efforts
- 48. Increased Seat Belt Usage 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 1980 2013 8% 84% SOURCE:FederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministration(FMCSA) IMPROVE
- 49. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Truck Specs • Develop truck specs to encourage seat belt usage, provide additional protection to the driver/occupant and potentially lower CSA scores • High vis belts • Electric buckles • Adjustable “D” loops • Komfort Latch
- 50. L EADERS IN SAF ETY High-Visibility Seat BeltWebbing • Provides increased visibility • Helps identify seat belt usage • Encourages consistent seat belt usage
- 51. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Seat Belt Monitoring • Monitor seat belt usage • Allows usage to be noted and transmitted by telematics systems
- 52. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Height Adjuster Komfort Latch®
- 53. How important is seat belt comfort?
- 54. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Advanced Safety Fleet Proactive Efforts
- 55. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Truck accidents Driver Fleet 50%Deaths involve a rollover SOURCE: NHTSA.GOV
- 56. L EADERS IN SAF ETY
- 57. L EADERS IN SAF ETY 1 outof 2 DEATHS Involve a rollover
- 58. 2014
- 59. April/May 2015
- 61. L EADERS IN SAF ETY
- 62. ROLLOVER TESTING
- 63. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Inside a truck during a rollover
- 64. Seat Belt Tightens Side Airbag Deploys from Seat Roll Sensor Seat Pull Down
- 65. L EADERS IN SAF ETY
- 66. L EADERS IN SAF ETY RollTek FAQ Answers drivers’ and fleets’ frequently asked questions on Deployment, Technology, Function and Service of the RollTek system
- 67. L EADERS IN SAF ETY BUSINESS Seat Belts Komfort Latch Hi-Visibility Webbing Seat Belt Monitoring Lower CSA scores Risk Reduction Bottom Line
- 69. L EADERS IN SAF ETY Thank You Steve Lovelady slovelady@imminet.com imminet.com
Editor's Notes
- “Bringing Safety to People”; something that IMMI’s over 1,200 employees worldwide do every day.
- ***Injury cost slide*** When a driver is injured in a rollover, the average settlement is around $226,000. We’re talking separate from the repair costs or the costs of the truck. This is for the driver alone. If that driver dies? ***Death cost slide*** That average goes up to over 4.5 million dollars. You’re going to pay, out of pocket, at least a portion of that; sometimes up to a million dollars. How much more business would you have to bring in to make up for that loss of profit?
- Some of the many market segments that IMMI provides restraint systems and testing; we are the recognized leader in each.
- This training module will focus on increasing seat belt and bunk restraint usage, IMMI comfort initiatives and IMMI’s advanced driver side roll protection system, RollTek.
- Large truck fatality numbers were on the rise in 2009-2013. While rollovers are involved in 13% of the heavy truck accidents, over 50% of the heavy truck fatalities involve a rollover. Rollover accidents are the leading cause of death for truck drivers involved in an accident. 34% of all CMV driver fatalities in 2012 were not wearing their seat belt
- Want to potentially improve your CSA score? Properly wear your seat belt each and every time you get behind the wheel. The sixth most frequent write up on roadside inspections is the non-use of seat belts.
- “What do you say”?
- “What do you say”?
- 28 MPH crash; the occupants body continues to move forward at the same velocity as a person falling from the top of a three story building would experience upon impact with the ground. Closer view of the unbelted passenger; note that the ATD’s head and neck travels up under the rear of the hood and into the engine compartment.
- A driver seat belt training program, Click, Tug & Snug is available to fleets at no charge to assist in their efforts to increase seat belt usage.
- Click, Tug & Snug-A driver safety campaign Goals: Increase truck driver awareness of proper seat belt usage Explain how to use Adjustable D Loops and the Komfort Latch® to make the seat belt more comfortable
- Not only drivers, but other employees must be instructed in applicable regulations with the motor carrier being responsible to ensure verification and comprehension.
- The company Safety Policy must be in writing The Safety Policy should be reviewed annually and approved by senior management Everybody (drivers, dispatch, maintenance, management, etc.) sign, date and acknowledge that they have received and understand the company’s Safety Policy Review each month for accuracy, establish accountability, work towards continuous improvement. File MCS150 to update the fleet profile, determine root cause of violations, communicate preventability measures Expunge erroneous SMS data via the Data-Q system
- Publish or post the SMS scores monthly so everyone can see the company’s performance; highlight deficiencies, trends and improvements that were made Make sure the drivers understand that they are not scored in SMS; DSMS still tracks violations by driver; encourage and assist them in obtaining their personal DSMS record Provide education; invite DOT (make sure that management attends) or material available from training providers (Click, Tug & Snug is available at no charge); have your existing drivers also completed the same training required of new hires? Set and enforce strict hiring guidelines on all new hires Review O-O contracts to ensure that they parallel current driver hiring standards and that they address CSA Create an incentive program to encourage everyone to strive and achieve goals-peer recognition, reward on monetary bonus; recognition should have both group and individual components Disciplinary programs must be clear and in writing; all infractions should count cumulatively toward disciplinary measures
- Ensure Classify Educate Remind
- Develop a proactive program detailing use and checks.
- Bunk restraint-it is important to have a use policy.
- Drivers can have a lot of items in the cab and sleeper; what happens when they are not properly secured.
- Even at relatively slow speeds, objects in the sleeper can become dangerous projectiles.
- Properly secured, objects in the sleeper are no longer projectiles.
- Buckle Up-Everybody and Everything
- With improved occupant comfort features for seat belt systems, commercial vehicle seat belt use has increased from 8% in 1980 to 84% in 2013.
- Develop specifications for seat belts and include them in your truck purchase plans with dealers and OEMs.
- High vis seat belts -are an excellent way to encourage seat belt use through identifying use of seat belts
- Electric seat belt buckles-can be used with in-cab monitoring systems or with telematics.
- Height Adjuster-an adjustable “D” loop can improve the position of the belt on the occupant’s upper torso for added comfort Komfort Latch-both generations allow the occupant to relieve seat belt tension and providing greater freedom of movement
- Everyone here has been impacted by an overturned semi -As a car driver: You have been delayed -As a fleet manager: It may be the worst conversation you’ll ever have to make to a driver’s spouse ….and as truck driver, a rollover accident may cost you your life. IN FACT over 50% of truck driver deaths involve a rollover We are all here to today to learn how to better protect truck drivers during accidents.
- A chilling fact: rollovers are the leading cause of death in truck crashes. The leading cause.
- One out of every two truck drivers that die in a crash die in a rollover. Even those that don’t die face skull fractures from their head and neck being slammed into the door. Some are left paralyzed from the neck down because their seat pushed them up during the rollover so they were higher than they should have been and their head struck the roof.
- And just last year all three drivers in these trucks walked away with no injuries to speak of.
- Why does Gemini and other fleets specify RollTek in every truck they purchase?
- Now watch what happens to the driver. ***plays video of rollover without RollTek*** By the way, the camera is rolling with the driver. That’s why the perspective doesn’t change here. See how the seat pushes the driver up?The whole seat drifts toward the roof. It can be catastrophic to the driver when he’s suddenly so much higher in the cab than he’s supposed to be Then when the truck lands on its side, the driver can be slammed into the area above the door opening. We saw one case where a driver was belted in – no RollTek on her vehicle – and you could see where her head dented the upper part of the door from the force of the impact. She died from her injuries. That’s how violently these trucks can come down.
- What are the RollTek components? Roll Sensor-IMMI engineers were able to develop a “Smart” sensor; one that will only deploy the RollTek safety systems when truly needed Seat Belt Pretensioner-snugs the seat belt around the occupant leading to a greater chance of them remaining in the proper position within the seat Seat Pull Down-pulls the air suspension seat down to its lowest position and locks it, providing the maximum survivable space in the truck cab Airbag-activated by an electrical signal from the roll sensor; the pillow shaped air bag is filled by a mixture of inert gases under pressure
- And here is RollTek in action. ***video of rollover with RollTek*** When the RollTek sensor detects an unrecoverable roll, it does three things to protect the driver in the time it takes you to blink. First, RollTek tightens the seat belt, pulling the driver into the seat. Then the seat is pulled down to its lowest position to increase survivable space in the cab, to keep the driver – and passenger if so equipped - away from the upper door opening and roof. Lastly, an airbag deploys to cushion the head and neck. All of these features are seat-based. They don’t require any modifications to the cab.
- The RollTek FAQ sheet lists those OEM chassis that have RollTek available and answers some typical questions on Deployment, Technology, Function and Service of the RollTek system.
- But as much as you care about your drivers, trucking is a business, so lets talk numbers for a second. By investing in the safety of your drivers, you’re also protecting your bottom line. When you put IMMI’s seat belts, our Komfort Latches, our hi-visibility webbing on your trucks and you encourage your drivers to use them, you’re not only protecting them, you’re potentially lowering your CSA scores. Now adding RollTek is not going to have an impact on your CSA score nor will it have an immediate impact on your insurance costs. We’re working on that, but it will take some time. But the fact is, RollTek is its own kind of insurance.