API AD HOC EHS Benchmarking Workgroup Road Accident Rate Draft Definitions
Accident: Heavy Duty Vehicle: Light Duty Vehicle: Off Road:
No blame; no dollar amount Equal to /greater than 10,000 pounds Less than 10,000 pounds unladden Includes all incidents that occur on own sites, “exclusive” use roads and customer sites, i.e. not on public roads/highways or private roads accessible to the public. (e.g. Off road includes terminals, refineries, chemical plants exploration sites, retail sites, customer sites, parking areas, private (exclusive use) tracks/roads. Includes all incidents that occur on public roads/highways, including private roads accessed by the public.
On Road:
Road Accident Rate (RAR): Number of incidents (106 miles)/miles driven Accident means: an occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a highway in interstate or intrastate commerce which results in 1. a fatality 2. bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or 3. one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident, requiring the motor vehicle to be transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle The term accident does not include: 1. An occurrence involving only boarding and alighting from a stationary motor vehicle or 2. An occurrence involving only the loading or unloading of cargo In
API AD HOC EHS Benchmarking Workgroup Road Accident Rate Draft Definitions