Public guidance for managing hazardous material transportation in Texas /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Texas. Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office, United States. Federal Highway Administration, Texas Transportation Institute
Other Authors:	Warner, Jeffery E.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	College Station, Tex. : Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, 2009.
Series:	Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 0-5929-P1.
Subjects:	Hazardous substances. Shipment of goods. Materials handling. Population density. Freight service. Hazardous materials. Shipments. Handling and storage. Environment. Multimodal transportation.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this online report (Texas Transportation Institute) Connect to the full text of this online report (RITA National Transportation Library)

Description
Abstract:	Only a small fraction of the millions of daily hazmat shipments interrupt their planned journey due to an incident that may severely threaten public and environmental safety. However, this threat of very rare but very severe consequences elevates the concern over transportation of hazmat through population centers. Furthermore, concern now exists over possible intentional hazmat releases and their use as a means to invoke human, economic, and environmental damage. It is vital for the transportation planning community at all levels to fully understand methods to effectively manage the movement of hazardous materials; thereby improving incident prevention and mitigation, increasing public safety, and reducing risk, without undue burden to commerce. This guidebook strives to answer common but critical questions concisely, present facts, and examples of management strategies. The intent is to also provide references for further information so that sub-state level transportation planners, in particular, are well informed and equipped to make optimal decisions regarding the transport of hazardous materials as prescribed by local conditions.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title screen (September 21, 2009). "December 2008. Published: August 2009" "Report number FHWA/TX-09/0-5929-P1"--Technical report documentation p. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	120 pages : digital, PDF file (1.34 MB) with color illustrations
Format:	System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, or other PDF reader.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.