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TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Report 3: Guidebook for Conducting Local Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies is designed to support risk assessment, emergency response preparedness, resource allocation, and analyses of hazardous commodity flows across jurisdictions.

The guidebook updates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Guidance for Conducting Hazardous Materials Flow Surveys. All modes of transportation, all classes and divisions of hazardous materials, and the effects of seasonality on hazardous materials movements are discussed in the guidebook.

The contractor’s final report and appendices (unedited by TRB), which documents the research supporting the development of the guidebook, are available online.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Guidebook for Conducting Local Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/14559.

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192 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/14559
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-9
Chapter 1 - Introduction 10-16
Chapter 2 - Select Leadership, Set Objectives, and Define Data Requirements 17-23
Chapter 3 - Collect and Review Baseline Information and Scope Project 24-29
Chapter 4 - Collect and Review Existing Data 30-42
Chapter 5 - Collect and Validate New Data 43-56
Chapter 6 - Analyze and Document Data 57-68
Chapter 7 - Implement Information 69-74
Chapter 8 - Conclusions and Recommendations 75-76
References 77-78
Key Terms & Acronyms 79-80
Appendix A - Hazardous Materials Placards 81-82
Appendix B - Shipping Documents and Placard Numbers from 2008 ERG 83-83
Appendix C - HMCFS Case Studies 84-92
Appendix D - Promising Practices for Conducting an HMCFS 93-117
Appendix E - HMCFS Sampling and Scheduling 118-121
Appendix F - Sample Railroad Data Request Form 122-123
Appendix G - Electronic Database and Report Descriptions 124-136
Appendix H - 2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey Data 137-143
Appendix I - Large Truck Incident and Accident Information 144-145
Appendix J - Truck/Hazmat Placard Identification Sheet and Count Tabulation Sheets 146-160
Appendix K - Existing and New HMCFS Data Analysis Examples 161-174
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 175-175

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