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ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS <br />• Transit vehicle accidents <br />Can be defined as collisions with other vehicles, objects or persons with the potential <br />for damage to people and/or property and the possibility of lawsuits and/or criminal <br />charges. <br />• Transit passenger incidents <br />Involve passenger falls, injuries relating to lift and securement operation, injuries before <br />boarding or after alighting and passenger illnesses <br />Employee accidents and incidents <br />Include injuries within the office, on official travel, while maintaining the equipment, <br />and on -premises, but not while operating a vehicle for public transport. Such <br />accidents/incidents create the possibility for loss of workforce, lawsuits and worker's <br />compensation claims. <br />ACTS OF NATURE <br />• Floods <br />Are caused by heavy rain, storm surge, rapid snowmelt, ice jams, dam breaks or levee <br />failures and can result in loss of life damage to facilities, danger to vehicles on roadways <br />and loss of power and communications. Such events could require use of transit system <br />assets for evacuation purposes. <br />• Winter weather <br />Snow and ice storms can cause power failures, make roads dangerous or impassable, <br />cause sidewalk hazards, and affect the ability to deliver transit service. <br />• Tornado/hurricane <br />High winds have the potential to cause flying debris, down trees and/or power lines, <br />make roadways impassable or dangerous, damage facilities or vehicles and threaten the <br />safety of passengers and employees. Such events could require use of transit system <br />assets for evacuation purposes. <br />• Thunderstorms <br />May trigger flash flooding, be accompanied by strong winds, hail or lightening, can <br />possibly cause power or communication system outages, damage facilities and <br />equipment and make roads dangerous or impassable. <br />• Wildfire <br />Whether natural or human -caused, are particularly dangerous in drought conditions, can <br />reduce visibility, impair air quality, and have the potential to damage facilities, <br />equipment and make roadways impassable. Such an event could require use of transit <br />system assets for evacuation purposes. <br />Attachment number 5 \n <br />F-5 Page 321 <br />