The hazardous materials risk management process involves a set of crucial logistical decisions referring to the planning of the hazardous materials transportation and the organization of the emergency response operations. The objective of this paper is to present a Decision Support System for hazardous Materials Transportation Risk Management that covers integrated hazardous materials distribut...

BACKGROUND Although the hazardous tasks adolescent workers perform in service and retail industries are well documented, little is known about the extent to which young workers recognize these tasks as hazardous or dangerous. METHODS Using data from a nationally representative cross-sectional telephone survey conducted in 2003, we examined hazardous task recognition among 858 adolescents work...

Reproductive function has been shown to be sensitive to changes in the physical, psychosocial and chemical environments. Although reproductive effects of occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals have been well documented in the literature, the potential effects of chemical contaminants at levels representative of contemporary exposures in the general population are much less certain. Eviden...

In your letter of January 31,1990, you asked us to evaluate the quality of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data that will be used to determine the need for mandatory waste minimization requirements. We presented initial fmdings in response to this request in August 199 1. This report presents our detailed findings on this issue; that is, our assessment of (1) the degree and causes of ...

BACKGROUND Although there is evident association between alcohol-related hospitalization and alcohol use, the relationship has not been well examined. This study analyzed the extent of alcohol abstinence, non-hazardous use and hazardous use among people who had experienced alcohol-related hospitalization during the preceding decade. METHOD Registry data concerning alcohol-related hospitalizat...

Title IIIofthe SuperfundAmendments andReauthorizationActof1986seeks to reduce the risks of chemical accidents through a strategy of indirect regulation that relies onproviding the public with information about chemi­ cal1uJzards. For thisstrategy to be effective, citizensmustaggressively utilize the information provided to monitor industrial practices and press for risk reduction. Since prior r...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate possible health effects related to work with hazardous materials as measured by end organ effect markers in a large cohort over about 2 years, and in a subcohort over 5 years. METHODS Hepatic, renal, and haematological variables were analysed from 1996-98 in hazardous materials firefighters including 288 hazardous materials technicians (81%) and 68 support workers (19%)...

Rail shipments of hazardous materials expose the population near the routes to the possibility of an accident resulting in a spill. Rail routes are determined by economic concerns such as route length and the revenue generated for the originating carrier. In this paper we consider an alternate routing strategy that takes accident risks into account. We employ a model to quantify rail transport ...