ACCIDENT SOURCE COMPILATION 500-9

A logic tree analysis is used to determine areas of potential safety concern. A priority listing of possible sources subjectively ranked in terms of importance as a safety consideration is also presented. In the tree structure, fire hazard is considered the most important accident potential. The fault tree approach described, represents a systematic isolation and identification of most causative factors relating to fire, crash or injury.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transit Development Corporation, Incorporated

  1730 M Street, NW, Suite 911
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crashes; Design; Fault tree analysis; Fires; Hazards; Injuries; Logic; Logic circuits; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Logic; Logic design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098933
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Series 500 Monograph
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM