Risk Assessment

Safety Plan

Project information:
Team 32: Sinking Safety Autonomous Vehicle Egress System			3/2/18
Name of Project			Date of submission
Team Member	Phone Number	e-mail
Zack Bolan	941-705-1260	Ztb13@my.fsu.edu
Josh Keown	859-550-0305	Jdk14f@my.fsu.edu
Madeline Kewley	321-948-7185	Mrk13f@my.fsu.edu
Rolling Scott	904-923-8677	Rollin1.scott@famu.edu
William Kohler	904-304-3202	Wlk14@my.fsu.edu
Faculty mentor	Phone Number	e-mail
Dr. McConomy	850-410-6624	smcconomy@eng.famu.fsu.edu
Dr. Devine	850-410-6378	mdevine@eng.famu.fsu.edu
I. Project description:
Our senior design team is tasked with increasing safety in sinking vehicle accidents by: sensing the vehicle is in a sinking situation,
assisting the passenger’s in egress, and delaying the rate of sink, without adding any potential hazards. The priority of the system
will be to save the lives of the passengers by assisting in escape of the vehicle in less than 90 seconds.
II. Describe the steps for your project:
To complete our project, our senior design team had to acquire all materials for our delay, sensing and egress system. To create
our delay function we designed a scale model of 2018 Toyota Corolla and 3D printed it using a Ultimaker 3 printer. We attached
closed cell urethane foam using adhesive to the model car to increase buoyancy. The sensing function includes a pressure
transducer, water detection sensor, and microcontroller to sense true sinking conditions. The egress system involves 2 pin
integrated with our sensing system via microcontroller and bolted to the load holding points in the window regulator track.
The egress system prototype is mounted by a wooden mount constructed with plywood and 2x4’s.
Together these functions are used to increase safety in a sinking vehicle emergency
III. Given that many accidents result from an unexpected reaction or event, go back through the steps of the project and imagine what could go wrong to make what seems to be a safe and well-regulated process turn into one that could result in an accident. (See examples)
During material handling, minor injuries could occur when handling the window regulator as the steel does have some sharp edges
Electrocution could occur when testing the sensing function if the wiring was not insulated well and made contact with the water
and person testing. Chemical burning could occur if it was accidentally applied to human skin instead of the PLA 3D scale model.
IV. Perform online research to identify any accidents that have occurred using your materials, equipment or process. State how you could avoid having this hazardous situation arise in your project.
Eye injuries: Saw dust is produced from the cutting of the wood. The collector bag is inefficient in collecting all the dust. The free
flowing dust could cause pain and discomfort to the eyes. Additionally, larger pieces of wood could be ejected by the blade at
forces. This could cause severe injury or blindness. The use of safety glasses is required for the use of any cutting machines.
Physical injuries: Contact with appendages could result in injury and death. Users must have careful attention to the placement
body parts in proximity to the blade in both active and inactive situations. The use of heavy duty gloves is also recommended to
lessen the injury if contact is made. Electrical Injuries: The use of electrical equipment poses the risk of electric shock,
electrocution, burns, fires, and explosions. The use of wearing protective insulation wear will help reduce the risk of electrical
injury. Users should also ensure that the device is deenergized when not in use

V. For each identified hazard or “what if” situation noted above, describe one or more measures that will be taken to mitigate the hazard. (See examples of engineering controls, administrative controls, special work practices and PPE).
For each scenario above, the engineer should wear safety glasses, insulated gloves, closed toed shoes, and long pants to protect
the engineer from physical and electrical injury.
VI. Rewrite the project steps to include all safety measures taken for each step or combination of steps. Be specific (don’t just state “be careful”).
When attaching the foam to the 3D printed car, the engineer must have all protective gear such as safety glasses and apparel that
covers all skin to ensure no chemical injuries occur. When assembling and testing the sensing aspect, the engineer should ensure
the electrical wiring is completely insulated so the electrical components will not touch the water during testing or the engineer.
During construction of the egress system mount, safety glasses and safety apparel should be used to prevent any eye injury or
Irritation due to saw dust when cutting the material. Also, the engineer operating the power miter saw should have be trained and
Comfortable in using the tool.
VII. Thinking about the accidents that have occurred or that you have identified as a risk, describe emergency response procedures to use.
Call 911 for injuries, fires or other emergency situation. If injuries are severe seek a first aid kit for medical help. During
electrical fire a fire extinguisher should be used to extinguish the fire.
VIII. List emergency response contact information:
· Call 911 for injuries, fires or other emergency situations · Call your department representative to report a facility concern
Name	Phone Number	Faculty or other COE emergency contact	Phone Number
Dr. McConomy	850-410-6624	Faculty
Dr. Hooker	850-410-6363	Faculty
Dr. Devine	850-410-6378	Faculty
IX. Safety review signatures
· Faculty Review update (required for project changes and as specified by faculty mentor) · Updated safety reviews should occur for the following reasons: 1. Faculty requires second review by this date: 2. Faculty requires discussion and possibly a new safety review BEFORE proceeding with step(s) 3. An accident or unexpected event has occurred (these must be reported to the faculty, who will decide if a new safety review should be performed. 4. Changes have been made to the project.
Team Member	Date	Faculty mentor	Date

Report all accidents and near misses to faculty mentor.