A PROPOSAL FOR QUANTIFIED RISK ASSESSMENT STUDIES ON THE PASSAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS THROUGH ROAD TUNNELS

The paper sets out a proposal for an international programme of Quantified Risk Assessment studies relating to the transport of dangerous goods through road tunnels as a first step in the possible eventual harmonisation of the restrictions on the passage of such traffic through those tunnels. The proposed framework for the research effort and the possible application of the results are described in some detail and the paper also gives a resume of the background to the proposal which has been developed from an idea put by the authors to the O.E.C.D. Seminar on Tunnel Management: Economics, Environment, Safety held in Lugano, Switzerland in November 1990 (IRRD 837251). (A) For the covering abstract of this conference, see IRRD 859800.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • MARSHALL, J G
  • Jones, R L
  • GILLARD, J R
  • EVANS, K
• Conference:
  • STRATEGIES FOR TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD: SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. OECD MEETING
  • Location: KARLSTAD , Sweden
  • Date: 1992-6-2 to 1992-6-4
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Conferences; Crashes; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Hazards; Highways; International; Safety; Traffic regulations; Tunnels
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8525: Conference; 132: Forecast; 283: Freight; 741: Goods traffic; 2755: Highway; 9034: International; 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety; 1544: Traffic regulations; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668123
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 2 1994 12:00AM