IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION FIRE SAFETY DATA BASES

The existing statistical data bases for transportation system accidents have been designed primarily to fulfill the modal administrative reporting functions. As such, the data collected are of a very broad nature and of limited use in the identification of areas of possible research and in the development and measurement of the effectiveness of regulatory action. This report identifies the design objectives which fire safety data bases should address, and provides recommendations for improvements in transportation fire safety data bases. A review of the available data bases containing information on transportation fires is presented in Reference 1.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Hathaway, W T
• Publication Date: 1981-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data management; Databases; Design; Development; Fire prevention; Fires; Information processing; Performance evaluations; Regulations; Research; Safety; Statistics; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Research and development; Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Design; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00347884
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-OST-81-7 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM