Risk Assessment of Hazardous Material Transportation for Small and Tribal Communities

This research is focused on small communities and tribal communities in Nebraska. Research is proposed to assess the risk from highway based transportation of hazardous materials to small (population <5,000) and tribal communities in Nebraska. Highway-based incidents involving hazardous materials constitute about 88% of incidents reported nationwide by all modes of transport (air, rail, water, and highway). In 2018, about 18,000 incidents involving hazardous materials were reported on highways nationwide with an estimated cost of about $92 million (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Material Safety, 2019). Small communities and tribal communities may be more vulnerable to the effects of incidents involving hazardous materials due to a variety of reasons including possible lack of planning, preparedness, and limited resources to deal with incidents. Therefore, it is important to: (1) assess the vulnerability of small and tribal communities to hazardous materials involved highway incidents by assessing the risk, (2) develop a framework for emergency planning for dealing with the outcomes of hazardous material involved incidents, and (3) develop a manual with guidance for small and tribal communities.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $442673
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747107

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851
• Managing Organizations:

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  1400 R Street
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68588
• Principal Investigators:

  Khattak, Aemal

• Start Date: 20200101
• Expected Completion Date: 20211231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
• Source Data: RiP Project 91994-58

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Guidelines; Hazardous materials; Risk assessment; Rural areas; Tribal government
• Geographic Terms: Nebraska
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01738629
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747107
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Apr 30 2020 3:26PM