The objective of this project is to develop a set of potential measures that would enable officials to more effectively use incident reporting databases to identify major contributors (root causes) to hazardous materials (hazmat) transport accidents for all modes of transport. The focus of this study is accidents, namely those incidents in which the vehicle or vessel was involved in a crash event (as opposed to a stationary release from a loose fitting). In the discussion to follow, the terms accident and crash are used interchangeably. Although multimodal in emphasis, because hazmat truck crashes are dominant, the emphasis in this report is on hazmat truck accidents. For this project, the study team used the following definition of root cause: One or more contributing factors that lead to the occurrence of a transportation accident and/or affect the severity of its consequences.
Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident Data for Root Cause Analysis. HMCRP Report 1
2009
124 pages
Report
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English
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