An assessment of the risks of transporting propane by truck and train is presented. Risk assessment methodology is reviewed, and the results of its application to propane transportation systems are presented. Four basic steps are followed in the transportation risk assessment methodology to develop the information required to perform the risk analysis. These four basic steps are: a detailed description of the transportation system, including projected industry characteristics, size and number of shipments, material characteristics, container types, transport modes, routes traveled, and weather and population zones; the identification of possible material release sequences, using fault tree analysis; the evaluation of the probabilities and consequences of releases, using container failure data and mathematical models for dispersion and health effects; and, the calculation and assessment of risk, defined as the product of the probability of a release of material to the environment and the consequences of that release. (ERA citation 05:034218)


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    Title :

    Assessment of the Risk of Transporting Propane by Truck and Train


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    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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