Tool for Analyzing the Risks in Dangerous Goods Transportation

Risk Assessment of Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Hazardous materials are defined to be the substances that can have harmful effects for human, environment and property. These risks exist due to the nature, the hazardous properties or the state of the above materials. Industrial needs as well as several human activities depend on the daily transportation of dangerous goods. The percentage of road accidents in which hazardous materials are invo...

A Tactical Planning Model for Railroad Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Railroad transportation of hazardous materials did not receive as much attention as highway transportation in the academic literature, although comparable volumes are shipped via these two transport modes in North America and Europe. In this paper we present an optimization methodology for the railroad tactical planning problem with risk and cost objectives. We determine the routes to be utiliz...

Railroad transportation of dangerous goods: Population exposure to airborne toxins

Hazardous materials are potentially harmful to people and environment due to their toxic ingredients. Although a significant portion of dangerous goods transportation is via railroads, prevailing studies on dangerous goods transport focus on highway shipments. We present an analytical framework that incorporates the differentiating features of trains, notably volume and nature of cargo, in the ...

A lead-time based approach for planning rail-truck intermodal transportation of dangerous goods

Development of Decision Support System for Risk Evaluation of Transportation of Dangerous Goods Using Mobile Technologies

Analysis of the risks caused by the transportation of hazardous materials presents a very different risk than a fixed facility. Sustainability of surroundings depends from a safe transportation, especially of the safe auto-transportation of dangerous goods. The aims of our research concern the methods to support decisions by evaluating transportation processes of dangerous goods. Mobile technol...