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Title:

RISK ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL: ROUTE ANALYSIS AND HAZARD MANAGEMENT

Accession Number:

00457828

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309039096

Abstract:

The transportation of hazardous materials is a growing national problem. The percentage of highway and rail accidents that involve hazardous materials is increasing, the amount of damages per accident is escalating, and compliance with transportation regulations is eroding. A model for hazardous materials risk management is developed in this paper wherein vulnerability is a product of risk reduction (mitigation) and preparedness. Various risk assessment approaches to shipping hazardous materials along major routes were presented and applied to the state of Arizona so that the transportation routes could be comparatively evaluated. Type and volume of flow were determined from a survey of commercial trucks that permitted an analysis of hazardous materials accident probabilities for individual routes. By using evacuation distances for chemical spills, a population risk factor was defined as the multiplicative product of hazardous materials accident probabilities and population-at-risk. The risk score for individual routes reflected the interaction of four variables: (a) the number of hazardous events that have occurred on the route, (b) hazardous materials accident probability, (c) population-at-risk and the potential hazard rating--a composite index incorporating potential incident severity, and (d) volume of hazardous materials by class.

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. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials.

Monograph Accession #:

01419400

Authors:

Pijawka, K David
Foote, Steve
Soesilo, Andy

Editors:

Withers, Julia

Pagination:

pp 1-6

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1020
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309039096

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (17) ; Tables (6)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Exposure

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Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 31 1987 12:00AM

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