Post Accident Procedures for Chemicals and Propellants.
Abstract
This report presents production volumes, storage capacities, shipment quantities, containers used for highway and rail shipments, general commodity flow patterns and disposal sites and capabilities for 12 hazardous materials; an overview of emergency response guidelines and resources available to selected industry groups and state and local agencies; a review of the CHRIS, EPA, AAR, and DOT emergency response systems as they specifically apply to the 12 hazardous materials; a review of 16 NTSB investigated rail and highway accidents involving these hazardous materials; a discussion of six spill scenarios, the philosophy behind their development and their applicability to community planning; a discussion of the USCG HACS, Shell R&D Spills, AF statistical/empirical, DDESB Chemical Hazard Slide Rule and an overview of dense gas vapor dispersion models, the assumptions basic to each and their applicability to transportation spills; criteria which are needed for developing improved and innovative guidelines to mitigate hazards associated with response activities at hazardous materials transportation accidents; and a discussion of state-of-the-art means for physically lifting derailed cars and containers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA127505
Entities
People
- Deborah K. Shaver
- Erskin E. Harton Jr.
- Robert L. Berkowitz
- T. James Rudd