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Examination of Root Cause of Fuel Tanker Truck Accident in Nigeria: The Concept of Reliability of Non-Human Factor

Ukpaka Chukwuemeka Peter, Ekesiobi Kenneth Chieloka

Abstract


The non-human factor in terms of fuel tanker truck accident in some area of Nigeria was investigated to know the root cause as well the contributing factors and to project the way forward to mitigate the menace, because at the end human life are lost. This investigation was addressed by applying the concepts of reliability, probability and relative accident consequence, in which the mean time between accident, accident rate and other functional parameters were evaluated as demonstrated in this study The study illustrates increase in accident rate for six years and the reliability of some of the accident causal factor of the non-human factor for the first year was at 8.208% and the sixth year 1.6%. The researchers classified the accident as a non-human factor in the sense that breakdown of engine on highway, failure of tyre and other useful components can lead to instability on the control of the fuel tanker truck by the operator. The inability of the operator to control the unforeseen event in most cases can result to accident that may involve loss of human life. The computation of the reliability, probability, relative accident consequence, mean time between accident, accident rate and other functional parameters were evaluated and determined based on the data obtained from Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on non-human factors resulting to fuel tanker truck accident in Nigeria. The major causal factors considered were classified as mechanical faults, bad road and bad weather respectively and improvement on these factors will enhance good safety in fuel tanker truck operator in Nigeria

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