An innovative gravity-based approach to assess vulnerability of a Hazmat road transportation network: A case study of Guangzhou, China

Zhong, Huiling; Wang, Jun; Yip, Tsz Leung; Gu, Yang

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.03.003

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“…Zhong et al have investigated the vulnerability of the HazMat highway transportation network by quantifying the Impact Strength of each link in the entire network. 17 Most studies in the literature on HazMat highway transportation focus on the development of risk assessment methods. However, these methods cannot provide a systematic and transparent process to translate the regulatory requirement and corporate policy into safety measures for HazMat transportation.…”

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“…A more advanced quantitative risk assessment model was developed by Weng et al for evaluating HazMat transportation accident risk. Zhong et al have investigated the vulnerability of the HazMat highway transportation network by quantifying the Impact Strength of each link in the entire network . Most studies in the literature on HazMat highway transportation focus on the development of risk assessment methods.…”

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A Safety Function Deployment Approach to Risk Management of HazMat Highway Transportation

Zhigerbayeva

Yang

2021

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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Various methods have been developed to ensure the safe transportation of hazardous materials (HazMat). These methods span from conventional statistical methods to modern risk management approaches. An essential question is how to establish the linkages between the regulatory requirements and the safety measures. The analysis of historical data from the past accident report databases would limit our focus on the specific incidents and their causes. Thus, we may overlook some critical elements in risk management, including regulatory compliance, expert opinions, and suggestions. It is necessary to develop a systematic approach that can translate the regulatory requirements of HazMat transportation into specified safety measures (both technical and administrative) to support the risk management. This study develops a structured and transparent method that integrates the quality function deployment (QFD) and risk assessment, namely, safety function deployment (SFD), to identify potential risks and find critical safety barriers for HazMat highway transportation. The proposed method is demonstrated by a hypothetical case study. The approach can serve as a tool to map the safety requirement into specific safety barriers to minimize the risk of HazMat highway transportation.

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A Safety Function Deployment Approach to Risk Management of HazMat Highway Transportation

Zhigerbayeva

Yang

2021

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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“…Many flammables, explosive, poisonous, and corrosive hazardous materials are transported along road networks, thus representing potential "time bombs" that threaten the lives and property of people that live near the transportation route. Although the rate of transportation accidents involving hazardous materials on roads is relatively low [4,5], this issue has attracted attention from all sectors of society, due to the large transportation volume, numerous risk factors, and complicated and variable transportation environments [6].…”

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“…The scenes of the above accidents are shown in Figure 1. The safety management of the road transportation of hazardous materials has attracted extensive attention from society [6][7][8]. Hazardous materials can not only cause considerable casualties and property losses, but also cause serious damage to the natural environment and ecological systems.…”

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“…To avoid similar accidents, improving the professional quality and regulatory awareness of hazardous chemical transportation practitioners is important. This approach can reduce the accident rates and number of casualties associated with hazardous material transportation, and the safety risks of the route can be evaluated to select the route with the highest safety level and avoid densely The safety management of the road transportation of hazardous materials has attracted extensive attention from society [6][7][8]. Hazardous materials can not only cause considerable casualties and property losses, but also cause serious damage to the natural environment and ecological systems.…”

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Design of a Network Optimization Platform for the Multivehicle Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Dong

Zhou

2020

IJERPH

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With economic development, the volume of hazardous materials is increasing, and the potential risks to human beings and the natural environment are expanding. Road transportation has become the main mode of transportation for hazardous materials. Because of the specific characteristics of hazardous materials, if an accident occurs in the transportation process, it often causes mass casualties, serious property and socioeconomic damage, and damage to the ecological environment. Hence, transportation is an important part of the life cycle of hazardous materials. This paper designs an optimization platform for multidestination, multiterminal, and multivehicle networks that transport hazardous materials. The logistics module in TransCAD software is used to construct this platform. By identifying the effective transportation routes considering the transportation risk, sensitive target population, and transportation time of each road section, the entropy method can be used to fuse and obtain the comprehensive impedance value of each road section. Finally, the optimal transportation network of hazardous materials was obtained by the transportation network optimization algorithm in TransCAD. The platform can display the optimal transport program with data windows, text, and maps. The research results provide a reference for relevant departments to scientifically manage the transport of hazardous materials.

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Syncretic K-shell algorithm for node importance identification and invulnerability evaluation of urban rail transit network

Yin

Huang

Xie

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Applied Mathematical Modelling

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An innovative gravity-based approach to assess vulnerability of a Hazmat road transportation network: A case study of Guangzhou, China

Cited by 20 publications

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A Safety Function Deployment Approach to Risk Management of HazMat Highway Transportation

A Safety Function Deployment Approach to Risk Management of HazMat Highway Transportation

Design of a Network Optimization Platform for the Multivehicle Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Syncretic K-shell algorithm for node importance identification and invulnerability evaluation of urban rail transit network

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