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Post-Accident Decision Chart
ACCIDENT
Was the accident/incident associated with the operation of
a mass transit vehicle?
Road Surface Vehicles Fixed Guideway
Vehicles
- bus - rail car No
- electric bus - trolley car
- van - trolley bus
- automobile - vessel
- commercial motor vehicle
- armed security vehicle
Yes
No test required;
document
Was the occurrence associated with the
manner of operation?
- brake application
- steering
- acceleration
No
No test required;
document
Yes Operator Test ASAP
Was there a fatality? Yes Yes
No Other SS
Was anyone Employees
immediately
Could any other No
covered employees
have contributed to the
accident?
transported to a
medical treatment
facility?
No
Yes
Road Surface Vehicles
Fixed Guideway
Vehicles
Yes
Was there any
disabling damage to
any vehicle?
Yes
Was the vehicle or car
removed from service?
Operator
Other SS
Employees
No No
Can operators' Could any other
performance be covered employee have
completely discounted contributed to the
as a contributing accident?
No testing required; factor?
document
Yes
No
Yes No
Testing required
ASAP; document
Chapter 6. Types of Testing 6-10 August 2002