Identification of Approaches for the Control of Health; Environmental; and Safety Hazards Associated With Air Bag Use and Disposal

Details

• Creators:
  Little, Arthur D.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air bags
  • Automobiles
  • Gases
  • Hazards
  • Health
  • Risk assessment
  • Traffic safety
  • Waste disposal
  • Safety
  • Highways
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-805-184
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00305890
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The program was undertaken to examine previous work conducted by various parties in order to assess the magnitude of any potential risks resulting from the use of air bag restraint systems. Specific potential hazards associated with the safe handling and disposal of inflator modules were identified and individual amelioration techniques were examined for various stages of vehicle life cycle. A countermeasure analysis indicated that perhaps the most effective method for providing the safe handling of retired cars with undeployed air bags requires that they be safely deployed early in the automobile recycling process.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-HS-8-01995
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30382/dot_30382_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f735a0045012e28161f9df0aa9a56c7d6a19674954b94ef4cce2cc8a50eae21b