Instruction On Accident Remedial Measure

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Site Instruction on Accident remedial measure

Content brief:

The following content pertains to the safety requirements on highway project operation and maintenance.
It contains the independent engineer’s findings and instructions that need to be implemented by the concessionaire at road accident location on the project highway. These are with particular reference to accident pattern and specifications and standards as specified in schedule-L of CA.
This includes a letter of notice to the concessionaire by the IE about the issues on the subject.
These site instructions are in a fashion that summarizes the identified defect/accident. And prescribing remedial measures along with a time frame for corrective actions by an independent engineer.

Site Instruction for necessary Action

Site Instruction on Accident remedial measures: case-1

It is recently, on early hours of Wednesday xx.January.2025, an incident that happened on the Project Highway stretch @ Ch. 12+500 RHS; involving a SUV going awry, turned out into a fatal accident, that the outcome, influencing Six members, four fatally, is to despicable with.

The causes at the location, which could pose similar threat further ahead to the road users, are that need to excruciate without any further delay.

Hence, instructed, in order that the position-meant-fatal-be, with its objects, made devoid of the possibility of any unwell affects at all future, measures contemplated deemed necessary that are free & safe to assurances, to work, and implement, at the location on immediate basis.

Attended needy compliance, while reporting the action taken, to do.

Site Instruction on Accident remedial measures: case-2

At km.16+100 observed that the occurrence of frequent accidents take place in fashion of hitting the guard posts by errant vehicles and overturn. This location is in the sharp radius of curve and has a fixed rigid guard posts. And as per submission of annual accident report for the year 23-24 there were total 7 accidents at this location and all of the same type (The photograph flashes incidents in the months of May and July 2024.)

As per site condition and nature of hazards, semi rigid barrier is preferred over rigid barriers. It is that the provision of W-beam safety barriers prevents vehicles from running off the road and provides rerouting of the errant vehicle into the path of travel. (As per IRC 119, warrants for provision of safety barriers at hazard locations with sharp radius of curvature).

In view of the foregoing, a semi-rigid barrier shall be provided to replace the existing guard stones, subject to hazard prevention, probable accident mitigation measures and safety requirements.

Further, the soft shoulder portion from Km.16+050 to 16+150 shall be suitably/appropriately marked with hatch marks as prescribed in the codal provisions of IRC 35 as a traffic calming measure.

It is requested that the location is to be inspected by safety in-charge of concessionaire and other additional/necessary/warranted safety measures along with the notified measures shall be provided to the discretion, knowledge and site circumstances. It is make sure that the proposed and undertaken measures should be ward off the vehicle overturns and in aid to reduce the speed of vehicles for the safety of highway users.

Contractual aspects

It is that the above Site Instruction for necessary Action has reference to CA schedule- L clause 6.1, it states that Safety measures during Operation Period: The Concessionaire shall develop, implement and administer a surveillance and safety programme for Users, including correction of safety violations and deficiencies and all other actions necessary to provide a safe environment in accordance with this Agreement.

The Concessionaire shall submit to the Highway Authority before the 31″ (thirty first) May of each year, an annual report (in ten copies) containing, without limitation, a detailed listing and analysis of all accidents of the preceding Accounting Year and the measures taken by the Concessionaire pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 6.1 of this Schedule-L for averting or minimizing such accidents in future.

A Note to the Visitor on the Site Instruction on Accident remedial measures

It is that a smaple accident aspects are only discussed herewith. Kindly note that the above observations are considered examples. You may adopt the gist of the subject and change it to suit the current need. And before using this content in your letter drafting, you need to ensure the specific CA contractual conditions and other aspects, etc.

Please note that the concession agreement for the DBFOT project under the PPP mode serves as an example of the afore-mentioned contractual conditions. For the period 2016–2018.

Afterwards, make sure to make the necessary modifications to the existing contractual conditions. Write a letter that aligns with the concession agreement applicable to the particular project.

Also Read the site Instruction on DBM work.

Site Instruction on earthen shoulder

Site instruction letter on faulty highway works

You can find various sample draft formats for highway operation and maintenance.

Additionally, you can find various sample draft formats for highway construction.