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Air transportation
- Scheduled air transportation Transit and ground passenger
transportation
- Non-scheduled air transportation
- Urban transportation
Rail transportation
- Interurban and rural bus
Water transportation transportation
- Deep sea and coastal water - Taxi and limousine services
transportation
- School and employee bus
- Inland water transportation transportation
Truck transportation - Charter bus industry
- General freight trucking - Other … transportation
- Specialized freight trucking
* North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
E. R. Vaidogas, Lectures on OSH 2
The transportation sector 2/3
Further (minor) sub-sectors*
US (2006 data)
There were 854 occupation-related deaths among transportation workers, and
the transportation sector accounted for 31% of the deaths in the service
industry (2736). The number of deaths is double the next closest number of
deaths in a sector.
Next, identify the risks associated with these activities. Ask yourself what the possible
dangers are, and what is causing those dangers. For example, could someone be hit by
a moving vehicle? Could someone fall from a vehicle, eg while getting in or out, or during
loading? Or be hit by an object falling from a vehicle? Could a vehicle tip over?
Today’s railroad cars incorporate many safety features. Ladders have rungs that prevent
feet from sliding off. There are grab bars at climbing transition points and slip-resistant
walkways and handrails. Thermally insulated tank cars prevent heat buildup and
explosions from fires in adjacent cars. Cars carrying hazardous materials have
interlocking couplings. Locomotives have dead-man controls to prevent runaway trains
should an engineer become incapacitated. Cars containing hazardous materials have
placards indicating contents and type of hazard. Automatic sensors placed strategically
along main lines detect overheated bearings.
Based on traffic at crossings, more and more grade crossings are being protected by
barrier gates and signals. Sensors that detect the speed of a train activate some gates
and ensure adequate lead time for gates to close. Major highways avoid grade crossings
with underpasses and bridges. Some cities are diverting main line rail traffic from the
inner cities where dangerous traffic conflicts exist.
The newest aircraft have on-board computers and instruments for navigation,
flight control and management, fuel management, fire detection and
extinguishment, collision avoidance, pressurization control, and many other
functions. Some even have the capability for automated landing. Air traffic
control systems are upgraded continually to handle increased traffic. Without
these systems, aviation would not be possible or as safe as it is.