A COMMUNITY MODEL FOR HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCIES. FINAL REPORT ON PHASE 1

The report develops models for local communities for handling hazardous materials transportation emergencies and puts them into a separate manual in step-by-step "how to" format. The models were tested on two communities, at each end of their intended population range. The models were easy to apply and appeared to give reasonable and meaningful results. A review of a sample of 27 states' laws leads to the conclusion that states are currently wrestling with the many facets of the problem but there is no unity.

• Corporate Authors:

  Kansas State University, Manhattan

  Department of Civil Engineering, Fiedler Hall
  Manhattan, KS  United States  66506

  Department of Transportation

  Office of University Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Russell, E R
  • Smaltz, J J
  • Lambert, J P
  • Deines, V P
  • Jepsen, R L
• Publication Date: 1981-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 538 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Disaster preparedness; Emergencies; Guidelines; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Highway transportation; Laws; Manuals; Mathematical models; Regulations; Risk assessment; State government; States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00346754
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOTRSPA/DPB-50-81/30Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-RC-92013
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM