MATHEMATICAL EVALUATION FOR CONTROLLING HAZARDS

A METHOD IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE SERIOUSNESS OF ALL HAZARDS FOR GUIDANCE IN ASSIGNING PRIORITIES TO ACCIDENT PREVENTION EFFORTS. THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR A METHOD TO MEASURE THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE ESTIMTED COST OF THE CONTEMPLATED CORRECTIVE ACTION. A FORMULA IS GIVEN THAT CALCUALTES THE RISK OF A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND GIVES A NUMERICAL EVALUATION TO THE URGENCY FOR REMEDIAL ATTENTION TO THE HAZARD. CALCULATED RISK SCORES ARE THEN USED TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES FOR CORRECTIVE EFFORT. AN ADDITIONAL FORMULA WEIGHTS THE ESTIMATED COST AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ANY CONPTEMPLATED CORRECTIVE ACTION AND GIVES A QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATE FOR THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE COST. ONE ANALYSIS INVOLVES THE HAZARD OF PEDESTRIANS AND VEHCICLES USING THE SAME TWO-LANE ROAD. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 3, No 4, PP 157-166
• Authors:
  • Fine, W T
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazards; Mathematical analysis; Prevention; Risk assessment; Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221555
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM