FIRE SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF BUS TRANSPORTATION

A study to assess the risks to passengers from two fire events in buses indicates that the risks to passengers are low. This risk assessment is placed in the context of safety management in the bus and coach industry. The reasons for, and benefits of, safety management are discussed using examples. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 853181.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • CHARTERS, D A
• Conference:
  • BUS '92. THE EXPANDING ROLE OF BUSES TOWARDS THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (17-19 MARCH 1992). PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, LONDON. PAPER C437/037
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 91-100

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Conferences; Crash rates; Evaluation and assessment; Fatalities; Fires; Hazards; Industries; Safety
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 8525: Conference; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1602: Fatality; 1624: Fire; 332: Industry; 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00631893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-85298-795-1
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 1 1993 12:00AM