TransportationResearchProcedia14(2016)2890–28992352-1465©2016PublishedbyElsevierB.V.ThisisanopenaccessarticleundertheCCBY-NC-NDlicense(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Peer-reviewunderresponsibilityofRoadandBridgeResearchInstitute(IBDiM)doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.407Availableonlineatwww.sciencedirect.comScienceDirect6thTransportResearchArenaApril18-21,2016Ariskassessmentforroadtransportationofdangerousgoods:aroutingsolutionAndreaConcaa,*,ChiaraRidellaa,EnricoSaporiaaDepartmentofMechanic,Energy,ManagementandTransportationEngineering,UniversityofGenoaAbstractImproveroadtrafficsafetyisoneofthemostimportantobjectivesfortransportpolicymakersincontemporarysociety,andrepresentsastrategicissueforenhancelifequality.RecentlyISO39001(RoadTrafficSafetyManagementSystems)introducedtheguidelinesofsafety-basedactivitiesaimedtodecreasingroadaccidents,inagreementwiththeQualityManagementSystems(ISO9000).Suchguidelinesareintendedforinfrastructuremanagers,administrators,andprivateentities,anddefinesastandardmanagementforreductionofroadrisk.Inthiscontext,theriskarisingbydangerousgoodstransportrepresentsaparticularthreatwhichneedsstrategiesandtoolstoreduceriskrateofsociety,propertyandenvironment.Severaldecisionmakingsolutionsfortransportmanagersandpublicadministrationaredefined,buttwoopenpointsstillexist.Firstly,therearenotapplicationssupportingfordangerousgoodscarriersintacticalandoperationalplanning.Thesecondpointisrelatedtoimpactsoftrafficcongestiononroadaccidentsfrequency:thereisnotacommonapproachforstudyandassessmenttheserelationships.Theaimofthispaperistoanalyzetheinteractionsbetweenroadtrafficflowandfrequencyofaccidents:thepaperproposeanintegratedapproachforthestudyofroutingproblemsconsideringsafety.Thefirstpartconcernsabriefcriticalreviewonliteraturesolutions.Followingispresentedanewapproachtoanalyzearoadaccidentinvolvingadangerousgoods,focusingonthereasonwhichleadtoaleakageofhazardousmaterials.Thispaperpresentsanupgradeofaminimumcostroutingproblemforaroadcarrierconsideringalsotheriskrelatedtodangerousgoods.Afteradescriptiononhowcomputingriskconcerningdangerousgoodstransportationinaroutingchoiceproblem,thepaperdescribesasolutionaimedatprovidingatacticalandoperatingdecision-makingtool.Theaimistoenablethecarrierthattransportdangerousgoodstocalculatethequantificationoftheriskforeachspecifictripinadditiontooperatingcostforeachspecifictransport.Theaddedvalueofriskquantificationcouldbeusedbytransportation*Correspondingauthor.Tel.:+390103536905.E-mailaddress:andrea.conca@unige.it2891AndreaConcaetal./TransportationResearchProcedia14(2016)2890–2899carrierinISO39001tonumericallyprovehisownsafety-decisionstothecontrolauthority.Theanalysisdevelopedhasprovidedgoodresults.Theapproachdefined,albeitsimplified,isausefultool,especiallywhenISO39001standardswillstrengthenroadsafety.©2016TheAuthors.PublishedbyElsevierB.V..Peer-reviewunderresponsibilityofRoadandBridgeResearchInstitute(IBDiM).Keywords:dangerousgoodstransport;roadtrafficsafety;accidentroad;congestion;routingproblem1.IntroductionNowadayssafetyofdangerousgoodstransportisaninterestingtransportationplanningtopic.Itregardsroadsafety,goodsstorage,preventionandsecurity.Thekeypurposeisreducingtheriskofhazardousaccident(e.g.:harmfulcontamination,toxicemissions,fireandexplosions)duringtravelortransportoperations.Theconsequenceso...
