Year
1988
Abstract
The selection of a particular route for the transport of hazardous materials places the population along that route at a certain level of risk. This paper discusses methods for reducing these risks. A two-pronged approach is taken: 1) to reduce the risk of certain scenarios occurring, and 2) to minimize and mitigate their consequences once they occur. The corresponding measures are discussed in the framework of cost-benefit and risk-trade-off evaluations. In the event of ties in the route selection process, a choice may be made on the basis of the risk reductions possible for each candidate route.