HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OF EXTRA-HAZARDOUS COMMODITIES: SUGGESTED GUIDE FOR STATE ACTION ON SAFETY FROM FIRE, EXPLOSION AND HEALTH HAZARDS

THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO: (1) PROMOTE VALID AND UNIFORM HIGHWAY SAFETY CONTROLS, (2) MINIMIZE THE HAZARDS ACCOMPANYING THE TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS MATERIALS, AND (3) SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE NATION'S TRAFFIC ARTERIES AGAINST THE POSSIBILITY OF A MAJOR DISASTER RESULTING FROM FIRE, EXPLOSION, AND ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF TOXIC OR POISONOUS SUBSTANCES. THE GUIDE IS PRESENTED FOR STATE ENACTMENT OF A "TRANSPORTATION OF EXTRA-HAZARDOUS COMMODITIES ACT." /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 24 Pp, 21 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  American Insurance Association

  85 John Street
  New York, NY  United States  10038
• Publication Date: 1966

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Explosions; Fires; Freight transportation; Guides to information; Hazardous materials; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Protection; Public health
• Old TRIS Terms: Guides
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220706
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1970 12:00AM