MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION. FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH SAFETY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER AND SERIOUSNESS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TANK TRUCKS CARRYING HAZARDOUS CARGOES AND TO DETERMINE AREAS IN WHICH THESE STANDARDS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE TO EVALUATE DATA ON THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT: TO RELATE BY STATISTICAL METHODS THE ACCIDENTS AND THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL, HUMAN, AND VEHICULAR; TO RELATE HAZARD TO DESIGN OF THE CARRIER; TO RELATE ACCIDENTS TO EXISTING REGULATIONS; TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR MINIMIZING SPILLAGE AND LEAKAGE DURING TRANSFER PROCESSES; TO PROPOSE STANDARDS FOR REDUCING ACCIDENTS AND MINIMIZING THEIR EFFECTS. THE ACCIDENT DATA WERE SO FAULTY THAT A PROGRAM FOR BETTER DATA COLLECTING SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED. DRIVER ERROR WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF 75% OF THE ACCIDENTS WHERE A TRUCK IS AT FAULT. GASOLINE AND OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REPRESENT THE LARGEST HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAYS. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No FmrC-SER-18696, RC 70-T-3, 35 PP, 35 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Factory Mutual Research Corporation

  1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike
  Norwood, MA  United States  02062
• Authors:
  • Krasner, L M
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Errors; Freight transportation; Gasoline; Hazardous materials; Petroleum industry; Prevention; Safety; Tankers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Petroleum trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Safety practices
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223299
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 1970 12:00AM