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Title:

FATALITY RISK CURVES FOR TRANSPORTING CHLORINE AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BY TRUCK AND RAIL (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)

Accession Number:

00601393

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309050219

Abstract:

When compared to observations from historical data, statistical risks often reflect significant discrepancies. The basic problem concerns the way objective statistical risks are represented. Risk is defined as the product of the probability of an incident and its consequent damages, averaged over all possible outcomes. Statistical risk can be expressed more completely as a relationship between the frequency of occurrence of an event (F) and the number of people affected (N). Because F-N curves represent the entire risk spectrum associated with each incident, they can also be used to estimate anticipated interval times between consequent events for the transport of a given class of dangerous commodity. A number of F-N curves for the road and rail transport of chlorine and liquefied petroleum gas were established. These results were compared with F-N curves reported elsewhere in the literature. Discrepancies between statistical fatalities from the risk model estimates and observed fatalities from the data are explained in terms of the expected interval times between designated events for each mode and type of material.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1264, Transportation of Hazardous Materials 1990. 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

Monograph Accession #:

01410820

Authors:

Saccomanno, F F
Shortreed, John H
Mehta, R

Discussers:

Purdy, Grant

Pagination:

p. 29-41

Publication Date:

1990

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1264
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309050219

Features:

Figures (6) ; References (19) ; Tables (7)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Liquid petroleum gas; Models

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Nov 30 1990 12:00AM

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