HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FLOW IN INTERCOASTAL WATERWAYS--A CASE STUDY OF RISK-EXPOSURE FACTORS FOR THE FUTURE OF A SPECFIC AREA

The study presents a method of quantifying, projecting, and reducing the risk level for hazardous material barge movements. The Gulf Intercoastal Waterway from Brownsville, Texas to the Mexican border is the study area. This general area is studied for accident incident from all causes and a methodology is developed that shows how risk levels can be projected from past experiences. The area studied shows that risk levels are most dependent upon waterway features and human error.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Conference on "Bulk Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Water in the Future--A Long-Range Forecast", College Park, Md., July 9-10, 1973. This paper is available in the volume of Conference proceedings at a cost of $10.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

  Committee on Hazardous Materials
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • French, D
  • Richards, H A
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Conference on "Bulk Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Water in the Future--A Long-Range Forecast", College Park, Md., July 9-10, 1973. This paper is available in the volume of Conference proceedings at a cost of $10.00.
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 200-219

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crashes; Hazardous materials; Statistics; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Collision statistics; Hazardous materials transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051196
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Committee on Hazardous Materials
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-11,775-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1974 12:00AM