Title
Quantification of the number of injured people due to hazardous material accidents
Author
Rosmuller, N.
Trijssenaar, I.
Reinders, J.
Blokker, P.
Publication year
2012
Abstract
Accidents with hazardous materials may threaten the lives of people living in the direct environment of the transportation infrastructure. In many countries, fire brigades play a major role in advising the authorities when they are dealing with issues where hazardous materials are involved. Since emergency responders have to deal with injured persons, information concerning the number of injured people and the types of injuries is relevant to them. In response to this need, we developed a method for calculating the number of injured people. This method was applied to the (re)development plans for the largest railway station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Central station. Through this intermodal transfer terminal, both passengers and substantial amounts of hazardous materials are transported. The fire brigades used the injury information to assess the spatial development plans and transportation plans for hazardous materials. Furthermore, the fire brigades used the injury information to determine their suppression tactics and equipment requirements. Copyright © 2012 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Subject
Earth & Environment
UES - Urban Environment & Safety
EELS - Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
Urban Development
Safety
Built Environment
Emergency response
Hazardous material accidents
Injury modeling
Railway station
Self-rescue
Central stations
Development plans
Emergency responders
Emergency response
Equipment requirements
Fire brigade
Hazardous material accidents
Information concerning
Netherlands
Railway stations
Self-rescue
Spatial development
Transportation infrastructures
Transportation plans
Accidents
Railroad stations
Hazardous materials
acrylonitrile
ammonia
chlorine
article
chemical accident
dangerous goods transport
fire fighter
hazardous material accident
human
Netherlands
quantitative analysis
railway
traffic safety
acrylonitrile, 107-13-1
ammonia, 14798-03-9, 51847-23-5, 7664-41-7
chlorine, 13981-72-1, 7782-50-5
To reference this document use:
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:56f00a4b-5b04-4240-8b6e-f37bcbebc325
TNO identifier
471506
ISSN
1471-4825
Source
International Journal of Emergency Management, 8 (4), 308-331
Document type
article