Safety & Compliance Safersys (SafeStat) FMCSA FMCSRs & Guidance ODOT's Motor Carrier Transportation Div. ODOT's Trucking Online ORS - Motor Carrier Regulations	Safety & Compliance > Safety Meeting Topics Search Our Site: Accidents - What to do at the Scene Carry with you at all times: Emergency warning devices (reflective triangles or flares) Accident report form Witness report forms Flashlight Camera Emergency telephone numbers (emergency response, if carrying H/M) Important papers CDL Medical Certificate Proof of insurance Shipping papers Log book If you are involved in an accident: Secure the Scene Calm down Shut down the engine Extinguish cigarettes/cigars Protect yourself when exiting the truck Set out warning devices Check for injured persons Notification Notify your company Notify the authorities if warranted Notify your insurance carrier Provide information to the above Do not provide information to the media or other parties DO NOT ADMIT FAULT Gather Evidence Photos, if possible (no blood and gore photos!) Names of witnesses Required data (license/insurance) of other vehicle(s) driver(s) Road and weather conditions Debris (type of debris, location of debris in relation to vehicles) Name and badge number of officer at scene Count the people in the other vehicle(s) Note extenuating circumstances of other vehicle(s) Cell phone use Alcohol containers Condition of windows (fogged, ice-covered) Windshield wipers in use? Safety belt use Lights: burning at time of accident? burning now? Quotes from other parties   Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc. 4005 SE Naef Rd. | Portland, OR 97267 503.513.0005 | 503.513.0008 (fax) | 888-293-0005 | ortruck@ortrucking.org © 2004 Oregon Trucking Associations Inc.