THE COST OF ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE PORT TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

An analysis and comparison of the direct and indirect costs of personal accidents and accidents involving plant and cargo at sample conventional general cargo, roll-on and container berths over one year. Knowledge of the costs of accidents, and the techniques for assessing them, are not well developed. This report is the result of an attempt to investigate these issues within the port industry.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Ports Council

  Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
  London WC1A 1DZ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Bearham, J
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Loss and damage; Marine safety; Ports; Prevention; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo damage prevention; Loss prevention
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Ports Council
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 15 1976 12:00AM