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HMCRP Report 1: Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident Data for Root Cause Analysis (2009)
Hazardous Material Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP)

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Transportation Research Board. "Summary." HMCRP Report 1: Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident Data for Root Cause Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.

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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)