A RISK‑BASED ANALYSIS METHOD FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

RAIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

 

 

 

Graphics Section Index                                                                                                            page

Figure 1A Known Fatalities Attributable to HazMats in Rail Transportation                                  2

Figure 1-B Known Injuries Attributable to HazMats in Rail Transportation                                    2

Figure 2 Risks Association with HazMat Activity                                                                            3

Figure 3 Risk Analysis Framework                                                                                                  4

Figure 4 Risk Based Safety Analysis System Description                                                                4

Figure 5 Hazardous Materials Transportation System Risk Levels                                                   5

Figure 6 Fatal/Non-Fatal Injuries by Injury Mechanism and Class of Activity -8 Accidents           6

Table 1 Relationship of Risks to Regulation Needs                                                                          7

Table 7 Injury Mechanism vs. Effects Dispersion Mode Ranked by Total Injuries                          8

Pencil sketches of dispersion patterns for predicting exposures                                                        9