A STUDY OF UNIFORM REPORTING SYSTEM FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN REPORTING INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SHIPMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The reporting requirements and procedures for hazardous materials accidents and incidents are reviewed for each of the modal administrations and the Coast Guard. They illustrate the problems of setting up a centralized and unified hazardous materials accident and incident reporting system within the present regulatory framework. Recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board are then presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1969-3-21

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Crashes; Hazardous materials; Highway transportation; Railroad transportation; Recommendations; Regulatory constraints; Water transportation
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration; U.S. Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. National Transportation Safety Board; United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Incidents; Reporting requirements
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765887
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 1999 12:00AM