Feasibility Study for Highway Hazardous Materials Bulk Package Accident Performance Data Collection (2013) / Chapter Skim
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109 S e c t i o n 5 The fourth objective of HMCRP Project 07 was to identify potential institutional barriers to the development of a database and approaches to overcoming them. Since the database (created by an addendum to Form DOT F 5800.1)
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110 challenges to cargo tank specifications and design. The 40-year experience of the RSI-AAR TCAD indicates that the accident data, analyses, and resulting actions taken based on industry consensus tend to provide reasonable means to effectively manage liability risks.
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111 a previous repair, the information identified as moderately difficult to collect includes the following: • Cause(s) of lading loss (i.e., shell puncture, bottom fitting damage, or rupture due to fire)
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112 ous materials are shipped using carrier-owned vehicles, the shipper requires the carrier to submit a full incident investigation report including a root cause analysis. Therefore, in addition to variables recorded by various databases, as discussed in Section 3, several shippers also report collecting the following: • On-board event recorder information (including speed and whether brakes were applied prior to the crash)
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113 dum database into regulation, a coordinated effort could be undertaken. This effort would focus on developing consensus among stakeholders regarding how to modify the form.
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114 Reporting Responsibility of Carriers Barrier. Not only do companies lack incentive to report the incident, there is a disincentive because of the possible legal repercussions resulting from the information provided in the accident report.
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115 can be reported. This may be accomplished by creating an industry website that has instructions and links to law enforcement request forms.
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