2020 ALBERTA HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 6
SAFETY IN TRANSPORTATION BETTER ROADS AHEAD
ALBERTA’S TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY National Breakdown • Transportation is a $153.4B industry representing 8% of GDP (Transport Canada 2018) • Approximately 23,000 Commercial Ontario Quebec Alberta Carriers in Alberta BC Sask & Man Other 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 3
Issued Licenses ALBERTA’S 16000 TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY cont.. 14000 12000 • There are at least 29 unique 10000 occupational codes supporting 8000 industry 6000 • Commercial 4000 transportation employs more than 2000 400,000 individuals. (Transport Canada 2018) 0 1-Jan-15 1-Jan-16 1-Jan-17 1-Jan-18 1-Jan-19 Class 1 Class 2 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 4
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES • 23,000 driver labour market shortage is expected for 2020 • 34,000 driver labour market shortage is predicted for 2024 (Trucking HR Canada 2019) COMMERCE ISN’T SLOWING DOWN 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 5
WORKER’S BARRIERS TO ENTRY Prior to March 2019… • $250 to $2,500 • Minimum 2 hours …March 2019 and on • Up to $10,000 • 121 hrs of training • $17 knowledge test • $217 for a road test 6 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation
EMPLOYER’S BARRIERS TO ENTRY March 2019 and on.. Prior to March 2019 • 6-10 hours pre SFC • Temporary SFC were exam, followed by a issued allowing for written exam at an Safety Program’s to Alberta registry agent be produced after • $150.00 online 60 days application fee 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 7 7
2019’S SIGNIFICANCE TO TRUCKING 2018 Alberta OHS Act now in full force Humboldt Bronco’s Bus Crash Industry Insurance Rates Climb Injury Related Costs Continue to Climb Change in provincial government leaves direction uncertain... 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 8
“... environmental, organizational, job factors, HUMAN and human and individual characteristics which FACTORS influence behaviour at work in a way which can affect health and safety” -World Health Organization 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 9
HUMAN FACTORS cont.. Working Environment and Workplace Design Workplace Culture and Communication Leadership and Resources Policies, Programs, and Procedures Worker Competency and Skill Employee Attitude, Personality, and Risk Tolerance 10 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation
Stability and Traction Control Systems HUMAN Electronic Logging Device (ELD) FACTORS (mandate by Transport Canada) cont… - Improving driver road safety, minimizing fatigue - Supporting enforcement checks, Workplace harmonizing with US regulations Environment Workplace Connected Technologies Design (influenced by OEM’s) − Vehicle to Vehicle − Vehicle to Infrastructure − Predictive Systems 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 11
HUMAN FACTORS cont… Working Environment | Workplace Design • Engineering Standards & Level Steering or braking/accelerating assistance is provided 1 by an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). Improvements: Steering or braking/accelerating is controlled by ADAS Vehicle Control, Level and the human driver controls the remaining driving Warning, Crash 2 requirements. Avoidance and Level ADAS is responsible for all driving however human Crash Mitigation, 3 intervention may be required. Driver assistance Level ADAS is responsible for all driving and environmental 4 awareness in specific circumstances. • Automation Level ADAS is responsible for all driving and environmental 5 awareness. Humans are only vehicle occupants. Table 1. Levels of automation (Centre for Advanced Automotive Technology, 2019). “Approximately 90% of crashes involve some form of human error.” 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 12
HUMAN FACTORS cont… Workplace Culture and Communications A significant shift Increase in in labour diversity and availability inclusion Renewed focus Always on the industry’s connected image 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 13
HUMAN FACTORS cont… Leadership and Resources Leadership within • Industry is forming a new social contract and around the Responsible sustainability • transportation Public safety • industry is changing Opportunities for workers • Resources are Big and small ‘G’ government • pouring into • Private and public investors transportation related research Solutions targeting infrastructure, equipment, • and initiatives and drivers 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 14
HUMAN FACTORS cont… Legislation, Policies, Programs, and Procedures Things you must do Things you said you would do How you committed to doing it 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 15
HUMAN FACTORS cont… Worker Competency and Skill • Understanding of what worker competency looks like • Training requirements • Licensing requirements 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 16
HUMAN FACTORS cont… Employee Attitude | Personality | Risk Tolerance • A new generation of drivers, a new generation of owners • Lower appetite for personal and public risk • Strategic risk management in real time 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 17
THE PATH AHEAD Data Driven Decisions • The who, what, where, when, and why telling us how Regulation • Where expectation meets reality Engineering • Traffic control systems and vehicles Education • Moving in, moving up, or moving out Accountability • To the clients, the public, and the workforce 18 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation
THE PATH AHEAD cont… Efficiency is driving some of the most significant changes in transportation. 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 19
NEW TECHNOLOGIES & REGULATORY SUPPORT • New transportation systems focus on: − Risk Reduction − Predictive analysis − Disruptive technology • Regulatory support 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 20
CURRENT PROJECT A N I NDUSTRY -L ED , $15M C ONSORTIA S UPPORTED BY E MISSIONS R EDUCTION A LBERTA Two H 2 Fuel Cell Electric Class 8 Trucks ▪ 700km Range ▪ Heavy Weight (63.5t) Zero Tailpipe Emissions ▪ Operated on AB Highways by AB Carriers ▪ Daily Trips Between Edmonton & Calgary ▪ ▪ H 2 Produced from AB Natural Gas ▪ Steam Methane Reformed (no C mgmt.) Cascade Refueling ▪ July 2019 to Dec 2020: Build vehicles Jan 2021 to June 2022: Test Vehicles 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 21
SAFETY CAMPUS • Leading-edge training Fostering: • Research, testing, demonstration and Public Safety commercialization Job creation Economic growth • Accelerating Innovation Collaborative partnerships Innovation and global • Transportation hub competitiveness Environmental sustainability 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 22
MEET THE NEW AMTA The AMTA is the unifying voice, standard and resource for commercial transportation, delivering leading-edge industry education and advocacy. We foster strategic partnerships, member engagement and innovative technologies; improving safety and creating a professional identity for an industry that benefits every Albertan. 2020 Alberta Health & Safety Conference | Safety In Transportation 23
A thriving and vibrant commercial transportation industry, adaptable to changing technologies and providing desirable and safe career opportunities for Albertans.
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