Study on Features of Hazardous Goods Transport Accidents on Highway

This paper presents a collection of 202 hazardous goods transport accidents on road and analyses of time and spatial distribution features, inducements and forms of these accidents. The analyses results show: Frequent hazardous goods accidents occur in June and July and in the period of 8:00-10:00 e...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2020-01, Vol.741 (1), p.12071
Main Authors: Xia, Yangyuyu, Ma, Fei, Liao, Haomiao, Liao, Zhipeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Explosions
Flammability
Flammable gases
Hazardous materials
Spatial distribution
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Summary:This paper presents a collection of 202 hazardous goods transport accidents on road and analyses of time and spatial distribution features, inducements and forms of these accidents. The analyses results show: Frequent hazardous goods accidents occur in June and July and in the period of 8:00-10:00 each day; most accidents occur on an expressway, leading to more serious consequences if they occur inside a tunnel; major causes of hazardous goods accidents are drivers' misoperation and vehicle fault; leakage is the most common form of accident; explosions and fires cause the most serious consequences; flammable liquid, flammable gas and toxic chemicals are three substances most commonly seen in hazardous goods accidents. At the end of this paper, a number of targeted recommendations are provided to prevent hazardous goods transport accidents based on the above results.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/741/1/012071