Japan

Term 3, 2020

CVEN3101 ENGINEERING OPERATIONS

AND CONTROL

Week 5: Risk Management Exercise

Conduct a risk management exercise on the activity of students crossing Anzac Parade at the entrance to UNSW. The risk that you are looking at relates to injury or death to students. You will need to:

(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

(d) Think of controls or measures that could be taken to eliminate or reduce those risks that you rate highest (examples – overbridge, tunnel, lollypop people, education, fines, barriers, …)

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Conducting a risk management

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Walking across haphazardly

- Using mobile phone, headphone, texting, …

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Not using cross walks, pedestrian walks, zebra crossing,..

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Slipping on the road

One possible scenario: end up hitting your head on the concrete.

Worst case scenario: the driver of a random vehicle does not notice your fall and collides into you!

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Driving a light vehicle too fast

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Driving a heavy vehicle too fast

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

•Intoxicated driving. Whenever a driver is intoxicated—either through the consumption of alcohol or drugs—his reaction times, reasoning, and general driving skills are impaired. He can easily miss seeing a pedestrian, especially in poor weather or at night.

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Distracted driving- when the driver of the vehicle is talking on the phone ( or talking on cell phones, eating while driving, programming a GPS, applying make-up or a variety of other activities)

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Weather conditions. When drivers fail to slow down to a safe speed in fog, rain, ice, or snow, they can easily fail to see a pedestrian or be unable to stop or slow down in time on slick or slippery roadways.

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(a) Identify the potential events/sources that could lead to injury/death. Apply brainstorming here.

• Blind spots- being in vehicles blind spot or the vehicle be in your blind spot

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Walking across haphazardly

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Not using cross walks

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Slipping on the road

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Driving a car too fast

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Driving a truck too fast

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Intoxicated driving

Depends on how much drug or alcohol have been used ☺

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Distracted driving

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Weather conditions

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(b) Estimate the likelihood of such occurring. A qualitative scale should be sufficient.

• Blind spots- being in vehicles blind spot or the vehicle be in your blind spot

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• Walking across haphazardly

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Not using cross walks

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Slipping on the road

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Driving a car too fast

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Driving a truck too fast

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Intoxicated driving

Depends on how much drug or alcohol have been used ☺

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Distracted driving

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Weather conditions

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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• Blind spots- being in vehicles blind spot or the vehicle be in your blind spot

(c) Establish you own scale of risk as defined in terms of {consequence likelihood; consequence magnitude}. A qualitative treatment should be sufficient.

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(d) Think of controls or measures that could be taken to eliminate or reduce those risks that you rate highest (examples – overbridge, tunnel, lollypop people, education, fines, barriers, …)

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(d) Think of controls or measures that could be taken to eliminate or reduce those risks that you rate highest (examples – overbridge, tunnel, lollypop people, education, fines, barriers, …)

Pedestrian education is a popular approach, but with the exception of children, there is a

lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of safety education

• Pedestrian Education

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• Modification of the built environment:

Engineering modifications generally can be classified into 3 broad categories:

1. Separation of pedestrians from vehicles by time or space,

2. Measures that increase the visibility of pedestrians,

3. Reductions in vehicle speeds.

(d) Think of controls or measures that could be taken to eliminate or reduce those risks that you rate highest (examples – overbridge, tunnel, lollypop people, education, fines, barriers, …)

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Managing Vehicle Speeds

Slower speeds give motorists more time to react and can lessen injuries when crashes do

occur. Slower speeds are desirable in areas with pedestrians because many young children

fail to stop before proceeding from the curb onto the road

• Using speed humps

• High pedestrian activity sign

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Separate Pedestrians and Vehicles by Time :

• Exclusive pedestrian signal phase • Automatic pedestrian detection for display of walk signal • In-pavement flashing lights to warn drivers when pedestrian is present

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Separate Pedestrians and Vehicles by Space :

• Pedestrian overpasses • Advance stop -stop lines were relocated some meters back from the standard

distance • Pedestrian barriers and fences • Sidewalks • Refuge islands

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Increase Visibility of Pedestrians:

• Increase intensity of roadway lighting • Bus stop relocation • Crosswalk marking

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Enforcement of traffic safety laws - Apply fine for pedestrians-

• You can only start crossing a road at a pedestrian light if the ‘man’ is green

• You can only start crossing a road at traffic lights (where there are no pedestrian lights) if the lights are green or flashing yellow

• You are allowed to cross a road if you are more than 20 metres away from lights

• You must get to the other side of the road in a timely manner

• You must not cause a hazard or obstruction to drivers or other pedestrians.

Any disobeying of the rules result in a fine of $72, or up to $2,200 if contested in court.

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