RISK CONCEPTS IN DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS- SPECIAL STUDY

THERE IS NO UNIFORM FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING THE PROBLEMS OF DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTATION, AND THE PRESENT REGULATIONS FOCUS ON THE INHERENT NATURE OF THE COMMODITIES RATHER THAN THE RISKS CREATED BY THEIR MOVEMENT. THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING REGULATIONS AND DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH. A FRAMEWORK WHICH MIGHT BE EMPLOYED FOR GUIDING RISK IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND REDUCTION IS SUGGESTED. ADOPTION OF A RISK- BASED FRAMEWORK FOR DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS IS NECESSARY, DESIRABLE, AND FEASIBLE. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No NTSB-STS-71-1
• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Regulation; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226418
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 17 1973 12:00AM