- Author
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Krasner, L. M.
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Wiener, S. A.
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Buckley, J. L.
- Title
- Hazardous Materials Transportation Intrusion Protection for Hazardous Cargo Tanks. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, MA
- Sponsor
- National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
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DOT-HS-800-513; FMRC Serial 19250,
June 1971,
42 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- FH-11-7269
- Keywords
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hazardous materials
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accident statistics
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flammable liquids
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transportation
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tank trucks
- Identifiers
- tank vehicle safety
- Abstract
- Tanker population data was collected along with data resulting from accidents involving over-the-road tank carriers of flammable liquids. This data was evaluated and analyzed with respect to incidence of lateral intrusion. Significant results include: 1. There are approximately 324,000 tank trucks in the country of which 84,000 were combinations. 2. There are approximately 46,000 tank combinations meeting flammable liquid specifications of which 45% report to D.O.T. 3. Lateral intrusion is not a significant problem. Approximately 1% of tanker accidents involved lateral intrusion. 4. Fire on tankers is a significant problem. 5% of tanker accidents involved fire and resulted in 24.4% of tanker accident deaths. 5. Onboard fire suppressing systems are feasible and desirable.