VEHICLE SAFETY AND ABSOLUTE RULES

HS&W – Driver Awareness

HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESSVEHICLE SAFETY


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•If you have any questions, please ask…


Am I an Eligible Driver?

To operate a Vehicle you must be an

“eligible driver”. This means that YOU

MUST:

•Hold a current driver’s license

•Be authorised by Management as being

capable of operating the vehicle.

Note: If employees lose their license they must

notify their immediate supervisor ASAP and are no

longer “eligible drivers”.


WHY USE SEATBELTS?

1 It protects the occupants of the vehicle by absorbing the

energy of a crash or heavy braking and keeps them in

their seats.

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Offers a 45% greater chance of survival in a

serious accident and 50% greater chance of being

unhurt.

Helps prevent internal bleeding, and saves life

Seatbelts must be worn by all drivers and occupants if

the vehicle has airbags, It is the responsibility of the

driver to ensure that all passengers wear seatbelts.


OTHER BENEFITS OF WEARING SEAT BELT

1. If you are thrown out of a vehicle in a crash, your

chances of being killed are 20 times greater than if you

stay inside the vehicle.

2. People have been killed in accidents at speeds as low

as 50 km/h and some road accidents happen near the

driver's home or work place. Wear your seat belt

even on short trips or when traveling at low speeds.

3. Do not worry about being trapped by your seat belt.

Very few traffic accidents involve fire or a vehicle going

under water. Even in these rare incidents, a seat belt

keeps you from being knocked unconscious or being

too badly injured to escape. It only takes a second or

two to unfasten the belt so you can get out of the

vehicle.


•Always keep your seatbelt clean

•Do not overload vehicle to enable all passengers have

seatbelts to wear

•The lap belt should be worn across the hip bone.

• Do not position it across the stomach or soft part of the

abdomen.

•The shoulder strap should be as comfortable and protective

as possible and yet allow the driver to reach important controls

in the vehicle.

WEARING OF SEATBELTS


4.A seat belt can help you avoid a crash. It helps you stay in

position of the steering wheel and near the brake pedal if

the vehicle goes out of control. With a seatbelt on, one

maybe able to regain control. Without it, one may not

even be able to stay in the driver's seat.

Make wearing seat belt part of your routine, a habit as

automatic turning the key in the ignition.

07.05.2010- A truck loaded with Vodacom

Mozambique's equipment with 15 occupants in open

trailer overturned causing the death of 8 people and 8

more severely injured

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What are your

comments here?


04 December 2010

No injury sustained in this

incident. Employees were

wearing seat belts

VF Employee sustained

minor injury in this

accident, he was in seat

belt


DRIVING AND ALCOHOL

Alcohol slows your reaction time so it takes longer to react in

an emergency and it also affects your vision and condition.

Alcohol may make you overconfident and unable to

concentrate well. Vision is already restricted at night and

therefore drunk driving is especially dangerous because

your ability to recover from headlight glare is reduced.

• You may wrongfully judge speed and distance.

• Your physical and mental skills needed to drive safely are

weakened when you are drunk; do not DRINK and DRIVE.


•In addition to alcohol any drug that changes your mood or

the way you see or feel will affect the way you drive.

•Ask your doctor or pharmacist about the side effects of any

drug you are given.

•Alcohol and driving do not mix. Do not risk and ruin your

future and that of others.


MOBILE PHONE USE

The use of Mobile phones in vehicles has considerable

benefits, for example the ability to call emergency

services, weather and security for lone drivers and

communications on the move. However, research

indicates that there is a safety risk when the driver of a

motor vehicle is distracted. No employee should feel an

obligation to make or answer a call whilst driving. There

are many alternatives that still allow you to stay in touch -

including Vodafone voice mail .


What are your comments here?


• Using a mobile phone while driving will increase your

chances of getting involved in an accident.

• When dialing a phone number or engaging in an intense

conversation, you will not be watching the road as you

should.

• The use of one hand to control the steering wheel and the

gear lever simultaneously could lead to loss of control of the

direction of movement the vehicle.

• Results in a divided attention of the driver and could affect

the driver's ability to react quickly to dangers ahead on the

road.

•Using a hand-held phone whilst driving on Vodafone

business is not permitted.


•A hands-free gadget is helpful but it cannot prevent

you from becoming too involved in the conversation

and thereby lose concentration. It is best to stop in a

safe place before using phone.

This guy was texting a friend when he crossed the

center line.

Caution-the pictures below could be quite disturbing


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• If you use any type of mobile phone (hands-free or hand-

held)while driving, your reaction times are worse than if you

drive under the influence of alcohol.

• Research has shown that reaction times for drivers using a

hand-held phone were 30% worse than for driving while

drunk.

• Every time you make a call or pick up the phone while

driving, think about how this guy's day ended.


•Speeding means exceeding the posted speed limit.

•One reason why people speed is because they are

simply excited by driving fast. Research has shown that

the faster you go, the greater is the risk of being involved

in a collision.

Inappropriate Speed

•This is someone driving within the speed limit but too fast

for the road and traffic conditions.

•Urban roads will be subject most often to a 30km/h,

50km/h speed limit. The motorway is 100km/h and other

main roads 80km/h.


•It is essential to drive at appropriate speeds,

•At areas where people will be looking to cross the road

at various points

•Parked vehicles around which pedestrians might

suddenly appear or could open a car door

•Built up areas where people might risk crossing the road

where perhaps they should not.

•In the vicinity of schools, hospitals and in areas where

people sell close to the road side.


•Driving at inappropriate speed includes

•Approaching a bend or junction too fast, not negotiating

narrow roads properly and overtaking where it is

inappropriate to do so.

•Driving too fast when poor weather conditions prevail and

at night.


•Reduce speeds at areas with roadworks.

•The carriageway may be narrowed to allow work to progress.

• Research shows:

Casualty rates are double during night than during daylight

hours due to higher speeds because of less traffic, higher

alcohol consumption, tiredness and darkness. Research

indicates that the average risk of an accident per kilometer

travelled between 7.00pm and 7.00am is double that for

that between 7.00am and7.00pm.

Drivers should take account of all these various factors

and drive at appropriate speeds.


You have to achieve your target.

What will be your driving strategy

here?


At which area would

you overtake a

vehicle on this road?

At what speed would

you drive on this

road?


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You have to achieve your

target. What will be your

driving strategy here?


04 December 2010

What will be your speed here?


04 December 2010

You have to achieve your

target. What will be your

driving strategy on this road?


•Defensive driving is the act of driving to save life, property

and time in spite of the conditions and the actions of other road

users.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING


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Some Facts About Ghana

• Road crashes kill an average of five persons daily in Ghana

• Average of 2000 deaths and 14,000 serious injuries per year

• For the year 2009

–12,565 cases of accidents involving 17,409

–1,587 died

–9,767 injured.

• January to June 2010

–3,516 road accidents recorded nationwide

–533 people died


– Dangerous Speeding

– Inappropriate Turning

– Inappropriate Overtaking

– Inappropriate Reversing

– Inappropriate Parking

– Not keeping to the right lane

– Driver falling asleep

– Driver’s poor state of health

– Driver´s Inexperience

– Lack of Concentration

– Not maintaining safe distance

– Not using your prescription glasses while driving

– muddy and slippery conditions

– Presence of cyclists and livestock on roads

– Driver recklessness and drunkenness

– Vehicle not roadworthy


04 December 2010

What is your

comment here?


Look for DangerLook for Danger

Predict what could happenPredict what could happen

Decide on the action to takeDecide on the action to take

Act in TimeAct in Time

Driving strategy that helps you

identify hazards early to avoid

accidents involves:


•Plan your journey and use a vehicle which is roadworthy.

•Ensure that any load is firmly secured and is suitable for the

vehicle - (Driver & Passenger).

•Obey posted speed limits

• Observe and anticipate other road users, use your mirrors

regularly and don't forget to glance into your blind area before

altering your course.

• Keep right except when overtaking.

•Signal before you change lanes

•When driving on main roads leave a gap that a vehicle could

overtake you and fit in.


•Always leave space when you stop behind a truck or bus

in a traffic jam especially when facing up hill.

•The truck or car could stall or roll backward slightly when

traffic starts moving.

•If you leave enough room between your vehicle and the

vehicle ahead, you may be able to pull out from behind

and go around it if it stalls.

•Never pass close behind a large vehicle that is backing

up. Often a truck driver has no choice but to temporarily

block a road to back into a loading area. Be patient!


•Do not assume that every driver will stop when there

is a stop sign or a red traffic light. Some drivers

deliberately run stop signs and traffic lights.

•You should constantly be thinking of an escape route

as you drive.

•If you cannot avoid a crash, remain calm and try to

choose the least dangerous situation. For example,

running into a ditch(not valley) is less dangerous than

a head on collision.

•Your chances of survival are greater if your vehicle is

in good mechanical condition and if you wear a

seatbelt.


VF Ghana driver fatally injured a fishmonger.

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04 December 2010


Anyinam. VF employees were in seatbelts. No injuries in VF vehicle

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04 December 2010

One employee died

on the motorway


04 December 2010

Employee bedridden after

accident at ObuasiParalyzed after Wa

accident


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THE Three SECOND RULETHE Three SECOND RULE

Start to count in rhythm : “One thousand and one,

One thousand and two, One thousand and three.”

Rule valid for optimum conditions (driver, vehícle,environment).

Watch the rear fender of the vehicle in frontas it passes a fixed object (post, sign, milestone, etc.)

If the front fender of your vehícle arrives at thereference object before you finish counting, reducespeed and count again.

Add more seconds for each adverse condition:Closely following car : 2 sec.Closely following truck or bus : 6 sec.Motorcycle in front : 1 sec.

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Be Prepared for Driving Emergencies

Be Prepared for Driving Emergencies

STEERING FAILURESTEERING FAILURE

BRAKE FAILUREBRAKE FAILURE

SKIDDINGSKIDDING

ACCELERATOR JAMMEDACCELERATOR JAMMED

BURST TIREBURST TIRE

HEADLAMP FAILUREHEADLAMP FAILURE

OUTBREAK OF FIREOUTBREAK OF FIRE

SHATTERED WINDSHIELDSHATTERED WINDSHIELD

HOOD FLIES UPHOOD FLIES UP


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BRAKE FAILUREBRAKE FAILURE

Select a lower gear to

reduce speed.

If the brake pedal still has some

resistance,“pump it”.

If you need to stop, use engine braking

selecting a lower gear, use the

hand-brake.(for manual vehicles)

If going downhill, look for something

to graze against (shrubs, bank, etc.).

Use horn and lights to warn

other drivers and pedestrians.


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SKIDDINGSKIDDING

Don´t brake, correct the steering and

accelerate again.

Avoid sharp turns, sudden surfing,

changes or heavy braking.

Be careful on wet roads

or loose gravel.

If the rear tyres slide, remove foot

from acelerator.


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JAMMED ACELERATORJAMMED ACELERATOR

In vehicles with a servo, the engine should not be stopped, since the steering and brakes will become very stiff.

Select nuetral.

Try to free it with toe.

If you have a passanger ask him to free it.

Never bend down to do it yourself.

Brake gradually to a stop.


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BURST TIREBURST TIRE

Park on the shoulder before changing

the tyre.

Hold the steering-wheel tightly.

Don’t over-compensate.

Don´t brake hard, if you do you may

lose control of the vehicle or

SPIN.


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HEADLAMP FAILUREHEADLAMP FAILURE

Keep steering straight.

Warn other drivers

(flashlight, hazard lights).

Turn on hazard lights.

Apply brakes

Park on the side of the road.


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OUTBREAK OF FIREOUTBREAK OF FIRE

If the fire gets out of control, move away

from the vehicle.

Try to disconnect the battery.

Use the jack-handle or something else to

disconnect the burning cables.

Use the extinguisher or thick clothing to

put out the fire. Dry dirt or sand are also

effective.


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SHATTERED WINDSHIELDSHATTERED WINDSHIELD

Quickly reduce speed.

Park on the shoulder and remove

the remains of the windshield.

Turn on the hazard lights.

Use the side of the road as

reference.


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DRIVING AT HIGH ALTITUDE

HOOD FLIES UPHOOD FLIES UP

Make sure that the hood is closed

properly before driving the vehicle.

Brake gently turning towards

the side of the road.

Use the road markings, if available

as a guide

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STEERING FAILURESTEERING FAILURE

The only effective recommendation is

to do regular and proper preventative

maintenance.

A serious emergency.

The outcome depends a great deal

on the speed, and whether or not the

vehicle´s occupants are using

their seat belts.


DO NOT!•Smoke in Vehicles

•Read street directory while vehicle is in motion

or stopped at traffic lights.

Any violation of Traffic Regulations will be subject to the disciplinary action

imposed and enforced by the relevant authority and Police acting in the

region in which the violation occurred. Serious or Repeated breaches of

the Traffic Regulations may result in further disciplinary action by

Vodafone.


04 December 2010

DRIVER FATIGUE AND REST

BREAKSDriver fatigue is a KILLER! To avoid fatigue, it is important

to take regular breaks.

•Frequency: A driver should have a break every two (2)

hours. The driver should leave the vehicle for this break.

•Break Length: at least 15 minutes in length. This may

include other activities such as the delivery of goods etc.

•Maximum Driving Duration: A driver should not drive

for more than 10 hours in any 24 hour period.

•Rest: A driver must have at least 8 consecutive hours

rest in any 24 hour period.


04 December 2010

If you suffer from these symptoms when you are driving you

need to STOP, and REVIVE.

•Sore or "heavy" eyes.

•Dim or having a blurred vision.

•You start seeing things.

•Droning and humming in your ears.

•A sort of general tiredness.

•Stiffness and contractions in muscles.

•Aches and pains.

•Day-dreaming.

•You notice delayed reactions.

•Unintentional increases or decreases in speed.

•You fumble with your gear.

•Your car wanders across the road.


04 December 2010

Vodafone recommends that you ensure that all vehicles

undergo routine maintenance and servicing to ensure that they

are in a safe condition to drive.

In the event of a breakdown:

•Attempt to park the car in an area with minimal traffic.

•Use a mobile phone to contact Vodafone National Fleet

Manager

•Contact Fleet Management on 0202000474

•In the event of an accident call 0302200100


04 December 2010

KNOW THE VF ABSOLUTE RULES

• Failure to comply with Absolute Rules will result in an investigation which may lead to disciplinary action. This could include

termination of employment for Vodafone employees.

• Employees of contractors or sub-contractors may be removed from site and

disqualified from future Vodafone work.

• Line managers will be held responsible for communicating rules and ensuring compliance.


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