Ebook: Safety in Tunnels : Transport of Dangerous Goods through Road Tunnels.
Author: OECD
- Tags: Hazardous substances -- Transportation -- Safety measures, Risk assessment, Tunnels -- Safety measures, Hazardous substances -- Safety measures -- Transportation, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Engineering & Applied Sciences, Civil Engineering
- Series: Transport Safety in tunnels
- Year: 2001
- Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- City: Paris
- Language: English
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A serious incident involving dangerous goods in a tunnel can be extremely costly in terms of loss of human lives, environmental degradation, tunnel damage and transport disruption. On the other hand, needlessly banning dangerous goods from tunnels may create unjustified economic costs. Moreover, such a ban might force operators to use more dangerous routes, such as densely populated areas, and thus increase the Read more...