Guidebook for conducting local hazardous materials commodity flow studies.

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Bierling, D.H. Rogers, G.O. Jasek, D.L. Protopapas, A.A. Warner, J.E. & Olson, L.E.
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Abstract

Local and regional governments require information on the types, quantities, and locations of hazardous materials originating, terminating, or moving through their jurisdictions in order to plan for effective and appropriate emergency response to incidents. However, local planners often do not have access to reliable and comprehensive data on the flow of hazardous materials within their jurisdictions. By and large, existing data sources are too broad and cover flows at the national level and, to a limited extent, the state level. More detailed data involving all modes of transportation are required by local and regional governments in order to make informed decisions about hazardous materials training and emergency response preparedness. Under HMCRP Project 01, Texas A&M University and the Texas Transportation Institute were asked to develop a guidebook to (1) explain data collection methodologies to obtain hazardous materials commodity flow data at the local level (from public and private sources); (2) describe methods that can be used by local and regional planners to identify and estimate hazardous materials flows in their jurisdictions; and (3) describe promising practices and suggestions to help local jurisdictions successfully plan for, conduct, and implement a hazardous materials commodity flow survey. HMCRP Report 3: Guidebook for Conducting Local Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies presents a user-friendly guidebook to support risk assessment, emergency response preparedness, resource allocation, and analyses of hazardous commodity flows across jurisdictions. The guidebook, which updates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Guidance for Conducting Hazardous Materials Flow Surveys, is targeted at transportation planning and operations staff at the local and regional levels, as well as local and regional personnel involved in hazardous materials training and emergency response. All modes of transportation, all classes and divisions of hazardous materials, and the effects of seasonality on hazardous materials movements are discussed. The contractor’s final report and appendices (unedited by TRB) are available electronically at http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=1603. The final report documents the research supporting the development of the Guidebook. (Author/publisher)

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20111666 ST [electronic version only]
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Washington, D.C., Transportation Research Board TRB, 2011, 80 p. + app., 29 ref.; Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program HMCRP Report 3 / Project HM-01 - ISSN 2150-4849 / ISBN 978-0-309-15560-1

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