Process Safety Approach to Identify Opportunities for Enhancing Rail Transport Safety in Canada

2020 ◽  
pp. 036119812095700
Author(s):  
Fereshteh Sattari ◽  
Renato Macciotta ◽  
Lianne Lefsrud
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Safety Reporting ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods ◽  
Serious Injuries ◽  
Measurement And Control

The amount of dangerous goods (DG) transported by rail within Canada has increased by an average of approximately 25% since 2004, with a 42.5% increase in transported fuels and chemicals between 2011 and 2017. Further, movement of DG by rail is forecasted to continue increasing. Sustainable growth in the transport of dangerous goods (TDG) by rail will require acceptable safety levels. This study provides insight into key occurrence types for TDG and their causes, to better focus on risk control strategies, including measurement and control of leading and lagging safety indicators. This work also reviews current safety performance and Canadian railway incident occurrence databases. The results of the analyses suggested that the performance against lagging indicators currently being reported is adequate, including derailments and collisions (main and nonmain track), serious injuries (including fatalities), DG leakers, and releases. Furthermore, a list of the rail accidents with the greatest number of fatalities was used to calculate a crude estimate of societal risk associated with rail transportation. According to UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommendations, this analysis indicated that the estimated rail transport risks would be considered acceptable when assessed at a milepost scale. However, there are opportunities for further enhancing safety reporting, management, and performance.

scholarly journals Modern challenges of dangerous and extraordinary goods transportations

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Popkowski ◽  
Dmytro Bugayko
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Material Goods ◽  
General Order ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods ◽  
And Training

Dangerous goods - goods which, by the nature of their physical characteristics, chemical composition, dimensions, or other specific features and nature (live animals or fish), for some reason endanger human life or health, the environment natural or general order or material goods, including those with features of the principles of humanitarianism. The transport of dangerous and oversize goods is one of the most difficult specialties in the field of goods transport in public transport, in particular in road and rail transport. Such transport is regulated by a number of legal acts that do not apply to companies carrying out tasks related to the transport of loads, the so-called neutral. The United Nations has created a closed TN directory, giving everyone a four-digit "UN number", at the same time dividing them into classes depending on the threat or the predominant threat. The provisions of the ADR agreement relate, inter alia, to the rules (requirements) for TN transport in terms of limiting the possible effects of a potential release of hazardous substances (e.g. as a result of road or rail collisions), as well as, above all, the forms and principles of preventing the possibility of such events. The transport of dangerous goods is a special type of transport and it is subject to specific legal provisions, meeting and observing a number of specific requirements. The safety of this type of transport depends on the proper organization of its transport and the maximum involvement of participants in the entire process. The organization of the transport of hazardous materials requires a comprehensive, comprehensive view of the vehicle, packaging and cargo (means of transport and packaging should be adapted to the transported goods) as well as people involved in the preparation of transport, drivers with appropriate authorizations and training, setting the route, securing this routes in terms of maintaining safety in the event of an emergency. The article offers the author's approaches to the investigation of modern challenges of dangerous and extraordinary goods transportations.

Analysis and Related Preventive Measures of Explosion Risk Factors of LPG Rail Transport

2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 3696-3700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Jie Xiao ◽  
Zhi Dong Zhu ◽  
Rui Fang Mou
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Fault Tree Analysis ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Explosion Accidents ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods

Railway transportation safety management must adhere to the approach of safety and prevention first. The transport of dangerous goods should be paid more attention as a particularly important part. This paper made use of fault tree analysis to research and analyze the risk factors of dangerous goods LPG which may explode in the rail transport. The analysis was made from two aspects of chemistry and physics, then the minimal cut sets and structure importance of the specific factors which may cause explosion accidents are solved, and the importance of each factor is analyzed and sorted on the calculated results. Based on the above method, measures of LPG rail transport explosion prevention were proposed.

scholarly journals INSPECTION OF CONTAINERS OF THE EXPLOSIVES MATERIALS IN THE MARITIME TRANSPORT

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirosław Chmieliński
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Traffic Guidance ◽  
Safe Transport ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods

The article presents selected issues related to safety transport of dangerous goods with detailed inspection services. Avoiding potential health risks associated with the transport of dangerous goods or hazardous substances is a top priority for all those involved. Companies using road, rail or water transport for the purposes of further processing or utilizing these substances have a responsibility to ensure. safe packaging, secure logistics concepts, traffic guidance and quality control strategies that reduce the threat to public safety. A large number of provisions must be complied with regarding the safe transport of dangerous goods, permit and authorization procedures, follow inspection dates, and monitor the efficient performance of transport operations

scholarly journals Rescue during the rail transport of dangerous goods

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Karolina Jaworska ◽  
Gabriel Nowacki
Keyword(s):  
Rail Transport ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Rescue System ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods

An article constitutes characterization of basic information about rail transport of goods. Firstly, it presents basic information about rail transport such as national and international rules of law, rail’s infrastructure and main companies responsible for the organization of transport. Secondly, paper discussed the threats connected with rail transport of goods and it shows procedures and behaviors which should be taken in case of an accident on the railroad. Another theme mentioned in the paper concerns rescue during the rail transport of dangerous goods. The proposition is to improve existing rescue system what will permit to increase the safety of people and the environment. The Article is finished by a brief summary of content described in it.

scholarly journals Transport of dangerous goods by rail

2018 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 00004
Author(s):  
Andrea Galieriková ◽  
Jarmila Sosedová ◽  
Andrej Dávid ◽  
Miroslav Bariak
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Dangerous Good ◽  
Transport Modes ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods ◽  
The Eu

Every day, products identified as dangerous goods are transported across the EU by road, rail, water and air. Currently, large quantities of different types of dangerous goods are transported by rail. The influence of random factors and events can lead to an accident resulting in a leakage of hazardous substances. These types of incidents not only threaten the safety of rail transport, but also life, environment and property. The paper defines legal framework of DGT (dangerous good transport), risks during the carriage of hazardous materials and the main advantages of the rail transport of dangerous goods, compared with other transport modes.

WAYS TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF ROAD TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
V. V. Sinicyn ◽  
◽  
V. V. Tatarinov ◽  
Yu. V. Prus ◽  
A. A. Kirsanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Transport ◽  
Dangerous Goods ◽  
Transport Of Dangerous Goods

Board Effectiveness: An Evaluation based on Corporate Governance Score

Think India ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Hitesh Shukla ◽  
Nailesh Limbasiya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Minority Shareholders ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanism ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Ethical Governance

Growth, progress, and prosperity of any country depend highly on the corporate governance mechanism of that country. Good governance of a country helps it to sustainable growth and consistency in progress. The good governance should contribute towards the improvement in transparency, ethics, morality, and disclosure. The principles of good governance stand on honesty, trust, integrity, openness, and performance orientation. Our honorable Prime Minister Narendra bhai Modi had given the three E for good governance during his speech on Independence Day i.e. Effective Governance, Electronic Governance, and Ethical Governance. The fundamental concern of corporate governance mechanism is to ensure the protection of minority shareholders/owners of specific firms. Mechanism of a corporate governance specifies the relations among the shareholders, board of directors, and managers. The present paper is an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the board by calculating the corporate governance score. The mandatory and non-mandatory guidelines have been considered while assigning points to specific parameters of the corporate governance.

Effects of control strategy on the activation of unwanted intrusive thoughts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sicong Liu ◽  
Jonathan Folstein ◽  
Lawrence Gregory Appelbaum ◽  
Gershon Tenenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Intrusive Thoughts ◽  
Control Process ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Opposite Pattern ◽  
Thought Control ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
And Performance

Although the unwanted intrusive thoughts (UITs) exist widely in human beings and show similar characteristics between clinical and nonclinical forms, its control process remains unclear. Thoughts of choking under pressure, particularly among high-achieving athletes, represent a meaningful UIT type due to their psychological and performance-related impact. Taking a dynamic view of UIT control process, this study tested the effect of thought-control strategies among sub-elite to elite athletes, applied to individualized choking thoughts. Ninety athletes recollected recent athletic choking experiences prior to being randomized into one of three thought control interventions using strategies of either acceptance, passive monitoring (control), or suppression. To control for individual differences, athletes’ working memory capacity was measured and modeled as a covariate at baseline. The activation of choking thoughts during and after the intervention was gauged through multiple measurement approaches including conscious presence in mind, priming, and event-related potentials (P3b and N400 amplitudes). Results indicated that, relative to the control, suppression led to enhanced priming and reduced conscious presence of choking thoughts, whereas acceptance resulted in an opposite pattern of reduced priming and increased conscious presence of choking thoughts. In addition, thought-related stimuli elicited less negative-going N400 amplitudes and more positive-going P3b amplitudes than control stimuli. These findings advance understandings of the control mechanism underpinning UITs, and generate applied implications regarding UIT control in high-risk populations such as those with athletic expertise.

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