Public guidance for managing hazardous material transportation in Texas.
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2009-08-01
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Abstract:Only a small fraction of the millions of daily hazmat shipments interrupt their planned journey due to
an incident that may severely threaten public and environmental safety. However, this threat of very rare but
very severe consequences elevates the concern over transportation of hazmat through population centers.
Furthermore, concern now exists over possible intentional hazmat releases and their use as a means to invoke
human, economic, and environmental damage.
It is vital for the transportation planning community at all levels to fully understand methods to
effectively manage the movement of hazardous materials; thereby improving incident prevention and
mitigation, increasing public safety, and reducing risk, without undue burden to commerce. This guidebook
strives to answer common but critical questions concisely, present facts, and examples of management
strategies. The intent is to also provide references for further information so that sub-state level
transportation planners, in particular, are well informed and equipped to make optimal decisions regarding
the transport of hazardous materials as prescribed by local conditions.
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