Risk analysis for hazardous material transport by road: case study on Tangier-Tetouan region, Morocco

Soussi, Abdellatif; Bouchta, Dounia; Amarti, Ahmed El; Seghiouer, Hamid; Bersani, Chiara; DrInca, Massimo; Sacile, Roberto; Trotta, Anita; Zero, Enrico

doi:10.1109/sysose.2018.8428700

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“…), and physiological characteristics, may present risks for humans, property, infrastructure, and/or the environment . The main consequences of an accident during Dangerous Goods Transportation (DGT) may involve fire, explosion, release of a toxic cloud, and air-dispersion, soil, and/or water pollution . These accidents are mainly caused by corrosion, mechanical failure, operational/human error, natural hazards, and equipment failure .…”

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“…1 The main consequences of an accident during Dangerous Goods Transportation (DGT) may involve fire, explosion, release of a toxic cloud, and air-dispersion, soil, and/or water pollution. 2 These accidents are mainly caused by corrosion, mechanical failure, operational/human error, natural hazards, and equipment failure. 3 A toxic cloud release 4 can be due to a toxic product leakage or dispersion following an explosion, and the dispersion of combustion products following a fire of harmful chemicals (even if the initial product is nontoxic).…”

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Toxic Release Damage Distance Assessment Based on the Short-Cut Method: A Case Study for the Transport of Chlorine and Hydrochloric Acid in Densely Urbanized Areas in the Mediterranean Region

Tomasoni

Soussi

Sacile

2023

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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The transportation of dangerous goods by road is the most accident-prone mode of transportation, even if accidents involving road transportation of dangerous goods are considered as a Low Probability and High Consequence event (LPHC event). However, several dangerous goods are transported by road networks, such as petroleum products and chemicals, which can generate major dangerous consequences such as spills, explosions, fires, or toxic clouds. In this context, this article presents a method to calculate and quickly quantify the sizes of impact zones characterized by high lethality and irreversible injuries to people in the case of a hazardous materials transport accident. This method is used as a module for the analysis of the consequences of different potential accident scenarios, for the Web-GIS platform proposed by LOSE+LAB, that implements appropriate ICT tools and systems for monitoring the flow of goods that would enable a continuous monitoring system at the cross-border level and transmit data and information to the territory actors involved in the management of dangerous goods according to the ADR standard. The proposed method provides the user with a visualization of the possible outcomes of an event by reproducing the impact area for different accident scenarios, which can provide quick maps of the hazard and represents a decision support system for territorial governance in terms of intervention and response protocols for emergency management in the cases of dangerous goods accidents.

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Toxic Release Damage Distance Assessment Based on the Short-Cut Method: A Case Study for the Transport of Chlorine and Hydrochloric Acid in Densely Urbanized Areas in the Mediterranean Region

Tomasoni

Soussi

Sacile

2023

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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“…In general, risk is well defined in terms of both the likelihood of the incident and the magnitude of the loss, injury, and damage as a measure of economic loss, human injury, or environmental damage [5,6]. To define a risk able to manage aid decision makers in the transport of dangerous goods, it is useful to refer to a classification hierarchy of the decisional levels that may be associated with the management of that type of transport taking into account economic, environmental, and risk aspects [7,8].…”

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Storing and Transporting Hazardous Material, Logistics Strategies for Moroccan Companies

Soussi¹,

Bouchta²,

Sacile³

et al. 2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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Companies manufacturing, using or transporting hazardous materials (HM) face risks at every link in their supply chain. Industrial activities related to this type of material expose not only the workers, but also the population and environment to serious risks. Logistic management and risk management are often considered independent. However, logistics choices related to hazardous materials mix the two aspects in an inseparable way. In fact, risk management must be synchronized with the choices and logistics strategies of companies. The analysis of the risk relating to the management of these HMs, therefore, requires making methodological choices, but also using a lot of data, which are often incomplete. The achievement of the present study was a real challenge owing to the lack of information and statistics on the use, transportation or storage of HMs in Moroccan territory. The purpose of this study is to provide a portrait of the industrial practices surrounding the management of hazardous materials in Morocco in order to identify the determining factors, specifically those related to health, safety at work, in the logistic choices of companies as well as the different strategies that take into account the variables: storage, transport and quantity, including cost and risk factors. In this context, and to conduct a survey on the logistic choices related to hazardous materials at our country, we have set up a questionnaire that will try to reach the largest number of Moroccan companies. This questionnaire focuses on the practices surrounding: procurement, shipping, storage, outsourcing, risk management, the influence of economic factors on the management of hazardous materials and the elements affecting specifically workers.

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The Impact of Hazardous Chemicals on Human Health and the Environment: State of the Art and Risk Assessment Tools

Soussi,

Tomasoni,

Mouak

et al. 2024

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Risk analysis for hazardous material transport by road: case study on Tangier-Tetouan region, Morocco

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Toxic Release Damage Distance Assessment Based on the Short-Cut Method: A Case Study for the Transport of Chlorine and Hydrochloric Acid in Densely Urbanized Areas in the Mediterranean Region

Toxic Release Damage Distance Assessment Based on the Short-Cut Method: A Case Study for the Transport of Chlorine and Hydrochloric Acid in Densely Urbanized Areas in the Mediterranean Region

Storing and Transporting Hazardous Material, Logistics Strategies for Moroccan Companies

The Impact of Hazardous Chemicals on Human Health and the Environment: State of the Art and Risk Assessment Tools

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