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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles HMCRP Report 3: Guidebook for Conducting Local Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Studies NCHRP Report 500 Volume 21: Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans Other Related Titles HMCRP Report 1: Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident Data for Root Cause Analysis (2009) Hazardous Material Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager Transportation Research Board. "Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications." HMCRP Report 1: Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident Data for Root Cause Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009. Please select a format: Page 113   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 113 Front Matter (R1-R11) Summary (1-8) 1.1 Project Purpose (9-9) 1.2.1 Literature Review (10-10) 1.2.3 Analysis of Databases (11-11) 1.3 Effective Methods to Ensure High-Quality Data (12-12) 1.4 Potential Measures to Enhance the Ability of Databases to Identify the Root Causes of Hazmat Crashes (13-13) 2.2.1 Rail Equipment - Train Accident Data (14-14) 2.2.2 Project 5 Overview - Developing Common Data on Accident Circumstances (15-15) 2.2.4 Transportation Research Circular 231: Truck Accident Data Systems: State-of-the-Art Report (16-16) 2.2.6 The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System - HFACS (17-17) 2.2.9 Highway Safety: Further Opportunities Exist to Improve Data on Crashes Involving Commercial Motor Vehicles (18-18) 2.2.11 Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010: 2006 Listening Session (19-19) 2.2.16 Hazardous Materials Serious Crash Analysis: Phase 2 (20-20) 2.3 Summary of Findings and Implications (21-21) 2.3.2 Solutions Being Implemented or Under Consideration (22-22) 3.1 Introduction (23-23) 3.2 Summary of Responses from Carriers (24-24) 3.2.1 Carrier Satisfaction with HMIRS (25-25) 3.3.1 Shipper 1 (26-26) 3.3.2 Shipper 2 (27-27) 3.4.1 Interviews with Agencies Maintaining Databases (PHMSA) (28-28) 3.4.2 Interviews with Agencies Maintaining Databases (FMCSA) (29-29) 3.4.3 Interviews with Agencies Maintaining Databases (FRA) (30-30) 3.5 Summary of Findings from Interviews (31-31) 4.1.1 MCMIS Database Description (32-32) 4.1.3 Database Format (33-33) 4.1.6 Types of Fields Covered (34-34) 4.1.7 Database Purpose and Function (35-35) 4.1.10 Accuracy and Completeness of Data (36-36) 4.1.11 Identification of Hazmat Incidents in MCMIS (37-41) 4.1.12 Quality Control Process (42-42) 4.1.13 Interconnectivity with Other Databases (43-43) 4.1.14 Analyses Using Database (44-44) 4.1.15 Summary and Potential Measures for Improving Root Cause Analysis (45-45) 4.2 Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting System (HMIRS) (46-46) 4.2.1 Database Description (47-48) 4.2.3 Data Collection (49-49) 4.2.5 Accuracy and Completeness of Data (50-53) 4.2.8 Analyses Using Database (54-59) 4.2.9 Summary and Potential Measures for Improving Root Cause Analysis (60-60) 4.3 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) (61-61) 4.3.4 Types of Hazmat Data Included (62-62) 4.3.6 Data Quality (63-63) 4.3.7 Additional Fields (64-64) 4.3.9 Compatibility with Other Databases (65-65) 4.4.4 Types of Hazmat Data Included (66-66) 4.4.5 Usefulness of the Data for Determining Root Causes (67-70) 4.4.7 Additional Fields (71-71) 4.4.10 Data Uses (72-72) 4.5.1 Database Description (73-73) 4.5.3 Data Collection (74-74) 4.5.7 Interconnectivity with Other Databases (75-75) 4.5.8 Analyses Using Database (76-77) 4.5.9 Summary and Potential Measures to Improve Root Cause Analysis (78-78) 4.6 Railroad Accident/Incident Reporting System (RAIRS) (79-79) 4.6.1 Track, Roadbed, and Structures (80-80) 4.6.3 Mechanical and Electrical Failures (81-81) 4.6.5 Summary of Causes and Impact (82-83) 4.7.3 Data Collection (84-84) 4.7.5 Accuracy and Completeness (85-85) 4.8.1 Scope of Investigations (86-86) 4.8.2 Approach to Identifying Root Causes (87-87) 4.8.4 Data Quality (88-88) 4.8.5 Probable Cause Findings (89-89) 4.8.6 Summary (90-90) 4.9.1 Introduction (91-91) 4.9.4 Populating Records and Improving Data Quality (92-92) 4.9.6 Database Enhancements and Limitations (93-93) 4.9.7 Summary (94-94) 5.2 Information System Development (95-95) 5.2.1 Develop Framework for Identifying Contributing Causes and Root Causes of Hazardous Material Accidents (96-96) 5.2.3 Add or Modify Inventory Data in Databases (97-97) 5.2.5 Develop a System for Each Database That Will Target About 5% of Hazmat Crashes for More Detailed Investigation (98-98) 5.3.2 Complete Values for All Parameters (99-102) 5.4.1 Potential Measures for MCMIS (103-104) 5.4.2 Potential Measures for HMIRS (105-106) 5.4.3 Potential Measures for TIFA (107-107) 5.4.4 Potential Measures for RAIRS (108-108) 5.6 Follow-On Project (109-109) References (110-111) Appendices (112-112) Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (113-113)

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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI­NA Airports Council International­North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA Air Transport Association ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation