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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...ate-of-the-art/3/3-012.pdf

The Department of Transport of South Africa funded a 3-year research project, performed by the National Institute for Transport and Road Research, to examine the current safeguards in the road transportation of hazardous materials, identify any problem areas or potential hazards, and recommend the action that should be taken by both the private and public sectors in order to reduce the likelihood of a major disaster. The aim of this paper is to describe the research approach used for the project, examine the six issues selected as being critical (the lack of formalized driver selection and training procedures, the haphazard placarding of road tankers, routing, information systems, tanker construction, and associated safety fittings), and indicate what progress has been made in dealing with them.

This paper appeared in TRB State of the Art Report 3, Recent Advances in Hazardous Materials Transportation Research: An International Exchange. Papers presented at the conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-13 November 1985. 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.

p. 91-96

1986

State-of-the-Art Report

0-309-03973-8

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References (5)

Foreign; Hazardous materials; Implementation; Research; Traffic regulations; Transportation

Traffic laws

Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB

Aug 31 1986 12:00AM

• ACCIDENTAL RELEASE FROM RADIOACTIVE WASTE PACKAGES
• AUTOMAN: AN INFORMATION SYSTEM
• CODE OF PRACTICE FOR WAREHOUSE AND TERMINAL FACILITIES STORING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR R&D IN DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT
• DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY ACTION GUIDE SYSTEM TO ENHANCE RESPONSE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY
• ESTABLISHING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRUCK ROUTES FOR SHIPMENTS THROUGH THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
• FHWA REPORT: PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HIGHWAY TUNNEL FIRES
• FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR INITIAL BEHAVIOR IN HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS
• GENERATING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RISK PROFILES ON RAILROAD ROUTES
• HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR A LIQUID PROPANE PIPELINE
• HOW TO DETERMINE THE DANGEROUS PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES
• INTEGRATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLANNING INTO THE SMALL-TOWN PLANNING PROCESS
• KEY FOR MIXED LOADINGS OF DANGEROUS GOODS
• LOW-PROFILE TRAILER TANK
• RECENT ADVANCES IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH: AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE HELD IN LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 10-13, 1985
• RISK ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT MODES FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES THROUGH ROAD TUNNELS
• ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC CONCERNS ABOUT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION
• ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
• SAFETY OF FLAWED SEAMLESS GAS CYLINDERS
• SELECTION OF PREFERRED HIGHWAY ROUTES FOR THE SHIPMENT OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL BETWEEN SURRY AND NORTH ANNA POWER STATIONS IN VIRGINIA
• STOWING OF PACKAGES CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ON CONVEYANCES
• STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
• TANKER ACCIDENT RATES AND EXPECTED CONSEQUENCES IN U.S. PORTS AND HIGH SEAS REGIONS
• TEST MACHINE FOR MEASURING HEAT TRANSFER
• USE OF RISK ANALYSIS IN ENHANCING THE SAFETY OF TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS LIQUEFIED GASES