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Title: HOW-TO-DO-IT REGULATIONS INHIBIT RESEARCH
Accession Number: 00376327
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The practice of adopting consensus standards as regulatory standards is considered in this paper. Consensus standards and regulations are described and the story of Grade X-70 pipe is given as an illustration of the stultifying effect of how-to-do-it regulations on industry. It is noted that specific how-to-do-it regulations clearly inhibit the research and use of new products and procedures. There is a need to rewrite regulations in performance language. The regulations/consensus standards relationship is discussed. It is noted that when a regulatory agency makes a practice of incorporating consensus standards into regulations, the standards become embryonic regulations. When standards committees come to understand this role, they will eliminate operational advice and include only those aspects that they are willing to have in the regulations.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. This paper appeared in Transportation Research Special Report No. 197, Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Toward a National Strategy (Volume 2).
Monograph Accession #: 00376315
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Jennings, W CPagination: pp 58-60
Publication Date: 1983
Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM
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