Publication detail

Main causes of accidents regarding transport of dangerous substances and the technical condition of those vehicles

MARTINCOVÁ, J. MAŠEK, I.

Original Title

Main causes of accidents regarding transport of dangerous substances and the technical condition of those vehicles

Type

lecture

Language

English

Original Abstract

The evolution of accidents in the Czech Republic and in foreign countries demonstrates, that there is a need to improve the complicated problem of protecting the individual, their property and the environment in a complex manner. Advanced countries have made a concerted effort to decrease the number of fatalities and many countries are now quite advanced with their safety programs regarding safety of transport, with the numbers of deaths and injuries showing a marked decrease. Transport of dangerous goods seems to have a low impact compared to the total social loss. However, the escape of dangerous goods into the environment during accidents can have tragically unexpected consequences. Vehicles specified for transport of dangerous goods in the Czech Republic periodically undergo technical controls. Technical defects were responsible for only about three percent of all accidents related to the transport of dangerous goods. Technical Control Prague registers defects during controls as minor, intermediate and major defects. The main causes of accidents involve human error, but there is still need to keep vehicles transporting dangerous goods in a good technical condition. Most dangerous goods in the Czech Republic are transported by road and this kind of transport conforms to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, commonly known as ADR.

Keywords

Transport of dangerous goods, accidents, statistics, causes of accidents, technical condition of vehicles.

Authors

MARTINCOVÁ, J.; MAŠEK, I.

Released

1. 12. 2007

Publisher

VUT v Brně, Fakulta chemická

Location

Brno

Pages from

10

Pages to

17

Pages count

7

BibTex

@misc{BUT64769,
  author="Jana Victoria {Martincová} and Ivan {Mašek}",
  title="Main causes of accidents regarding transport of dangerous substances and the technical condition of those vehicles",
  year="2007",
  pages="10--17",
  publisher="VUT v Brně, Fakulta chemická",
  address="Brno",
  note="lecture"
}