Clean Air Program: Compressed Natural Gas Safety in Transit Operations

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Clean air program
• Creators:
  Friedman, David M. ; Malcosky, Norman D.
• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus Laboratories
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Mobility Innovation ; Science Applications International Corporation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Compressed natural gas
  • Fuels
  • Alternate fuels
  • Fires
  • Disasters and emergency operations
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Hazards
  • Safety
  • Training
  • Volatility
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FTA-95-9 ; FTA-MA-26-7007-95-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  This report examines the safety issues relating to the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in transit service. The safety issues were determined by on-site surveys performed by Battelle of Columbus, Ohio and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, Virginia of seven transit agencies using CNG. The survey consisted of: 1) extensive interviews; 2) review of records, procedures, and plans relating to safety; 3) examination of facilities and equipment; 4) observation of operations including fueling, maintenance, morning start-up, and revenue service; and 5) measurements of methane concentrations in the air where buses are being fueled or stored. Interviews included all job categories associated with management, operations, safety, maintenance, acquisition, and support.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11326/dot_11326_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.30 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a2bbf0eeb6e95e334ef42299a944186beccfdff9280d99f7ef261cc0ad92e795