Emerging Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security
Emerging Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security

Author: William H. Tate

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 0309213142

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"Explores near-term (less than 5 years) and longer-term (5-10 years) technologies that are candidates for enhancing the safety and security of hazardous materials transportation for use by shippers, carriers, emergency responders, or government regulatory and enforcement agencies. The report examines emerging generic technologies that hold promise of being introduced during these near- and longer-term spans. It also highlights potential impediments (e.g., technical, economic, legal, and institutional) to, and opportunities for, their development, deployment, and maintenance. The research focused on all modes used to transport hazardous materials (trucking, rail, marine, air, and pipeline) and resulted in the identification of nine highly promising emerging technologies."--Provided by publisher.

Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers
Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers

Author: Douglas Behrens Pape

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 0309258375

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"TRB's Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 7: Role of Human Factors in Preventing Cargo Tank Truck Rollovers analyzes the causes of the major driver factors contributing to cargo tank truck rollovers and offers safety, management, and communication practices that can be used to help potentially minimize or eliminate driver errors in cargo tank truck operations. The report focuses on three areas of practice--rollover-specific driver training and safety programs, the use of behavior management techniques, and the use of fitness-for-duty management practices--that could have long-lasting benefits for motor carriers of all sizes across the tank truck industry."--Publisher's description.

A Guide for Assessing Community Emergency Response Needs and Capabilities for Hazardous Materials Releases
A Guide for Assessing Community Emergency Response Needs and Capabilities for Hazardous Materials Releases

Author: Battelle Memorial Institute

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 0309155452

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"This Guide presents comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on assessing hazardous materials emergency response needs at state, regional, and local levels; matching state, regional, and local capabilities with potential emergencies involving different types of hazardous materials; and assessing how quickly resources can be brought to bear in an emergency. The methodology described in the Guide is designed to be scalable, allowing the implementation results to be aggregated at the local level up through regional, state, and national levels. Also, the Guide is designed to connect as many components as possible to already-established standards, guidelines, regulations, and laws, so that the Guide will remain current as these underlying components are updated. In addition, the Guide discusses appropriate means for maintaining currency of the information over time. The Guide and accompanying spreadsheet tool (on the attached CD-ROM), which leads planners through the assessment process, will be most useful for local jurisdictions that have limited resources and expertise in hazardous materials emergency response planning."--Publisher's description.

Feasibility Study for Highway Hazardous Materials Bulk Package Accident Performance Data Collection
Feasibility Study for Highway Hazardous Materials Bulk Package Accident Performance Data Collection

Author: Philip J. Daum

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 0309258820

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"TRB's Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 10: Feasibility Study for Highway Hazardous Materials Bulk Package Accident Performance Data Collection explores methods to collect and analyze performance data for U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-specified hazardous materials bulk packages such as portable tanks and cargo tank motor vehicles. The report also identifies and evaluates institutional challenges to data collection, and makes suggestions for overcoming these challenges. In addition, the report offers a methodical approach for developing and implementing a reporting database system to collect and characterize information about damage to U.S. DOT-specified hazardous materials bulk packages involved in accidents, regardless of whether the damage resulted in a leak of contents. Appendices A through G have been published on a CD-ROM, which is bound into this report. Appendix titles are the following: Appendix A: Survey Development and Questions; Appendix B: Conditional Probability of Release as a Function of Data Refinement; Appendix C: Differences Between Highway and Rail Hazardous Material Transportation Affecting Development of a Bulk Package Accident Performance Database; Appendix D: Option Evaluation Tool; Appendix E: Pilot Study Data Collection Tool; Appendix F: Links to Newspaper Articles; Appendix G: An Example of Bulk Package Performance Analysis Using Multivariate Regression. The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB's website as an ISO image. Links to the ISO image and instructions for burning a CD-ROM from an ISO image are provided below."--Pub. Info.

A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Improving Local Community Recovery from Disastrous Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents
A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Improving Local Community Recovery from Disastrous Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents

Author: Richard A. Ranous

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0309258766

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"TRB's Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 9: A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Improving Local Community Recovery from Disastrous Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents explores how local communities can develop or improve recovery planning and operations in response to hazardous materials transportation incidents"--Publisher's description.

Emergency response guidance for aircraft incidents involving dangerous goods
Emergency response guidance for aircraft incidents involving dangerous goods

Author: International Civil Aviation Organization

Publisher:

Published: 2006-12-18

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 9789291947881

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This document provides guidance to States and operators for developing procedures and policies for dealing with dangerous goods incidents on board aircraft. It contains general information on the factors that may need to be considered when dealing with any dangerous goods incident and provides specific emergency response drill codes for each item listed in the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

Evaluation of the Use of Electronic Shipping Papers for Hazardous Materials Shipments
Evaluation of the Use of Electronic Shipping Papers for Hazardous Materials Shipments

Author: William H. Tate

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 0309258316

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This report examines the challenges of advancing the use of electronic shipping papers as an alternative to the current paper-based hazardous materials communication system. Paper copy hazardous materials shipping papers have several drawbacks: they are labor intensive and subject to human error; they are perishable and may not be available to emergency responders in the event of an incident; and they are difficult to exchange between modes or different vehicles within a mode. The use of internationally compatible electronic data-sharing technologies could significantly improve the exchange of hazardous materials shipping information among shippers, carriers, regulatory agencies, and emergency responders. Timely access to accurate hazardous materials shipping information will likely reduce errors in information exchange, improve efficiency, enhance security, and improve the response efforts in the event of a hazardous materials incident.

Geospatial Information System Use in Public Organizations
Geospatial Information System Use in Public Organizations

Author: Nicolas A. Valcik

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-11

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1000651193

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This book shows how Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) can be used for operations management in public institutions. It covers theory and practical applications, ranging from tracking public health trends to mapping transportation routes to charting the safest handling of hazardous materials. Along with an expert line-up of contributors and case studies, the editor provides a complete overview of how to use GIS as part of a successful, collaborative data analysis, and how to translate the information into cost-saving decisions, or even life-saving ones.

Feasibility of a Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials
Feasibility of a Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials

Author: Andrew Marinik

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 0309213371

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TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 6: Feasibility of a Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials discusses the feasibility of consolidating several existing security credentials, which are necessary under current regulations and policies, into one credential for all transportation modes.