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Safety in Tunnels : Transport of Dangerous Goods through Road Tunnels.

By OECD

Book information

Publisher
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Year
2001
ISBN
9781280083242, 1280083247, 9786610083244, 661008324X, 9789264195691, 9264195696
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
661 kB (676770 bytes)
Series
Transport Safety in tunnels
Pages
90\90
Time added
2017-11-09 19:20:56
Hazardous substances -- Transportation -- Safety m

Description

A serious incident involving dangerous goods in a tunnel can be extremely costly in terms of loss of human lives, environmental degradation, tunnel damage and transport disruption. On the other hand, needlessly banning dangerous goods from tunnels may create unjustified economic costs. Moreover, such a ban might force operators to use more dangerous routes, such as densely populated areas, and thus increase the overall risk. This report proposes regulations and procedures to increase the safety and efficiency of transporting dangerous goods through road tunnels. It introduces two models, devel.  Read more...

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