Accident

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Accident
API AD HOC EHS Benchmarking Workgroup

Road Accident Rate

Draft Definitions









Accident: No blame; no dollar amount



Heavy Duty Vehicle: Equal to /greater than 10,000 pounds



Light Duty Vehicle: Less than 10,000 pounds unladden



Off Road: 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.



On Road: Includes all incidents that occur on public

roads/highways, including private roads accessed

by the public.



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

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API AD HOC EHS Benchmarking Workgroup

Road Accident Rate

Draft Definitions


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