The safety of transport is an important concern for the owners of system of Transport and for the national authorities and international. Transport, whatever the mode, is an activity which comprises Risque S important on the one hand because of Speed related to displacement of the moving parts (Véhicule S, cabins, etc) and on the other hand, for the public transport by the fact that they can concern many people. One can distinguish the internal risks for the Voyageur S and the Personnel, and the risks external for the thirds, the residents of the infrastructures and for the natural environment. This situation induced the constitution of a bulky Réglementation, initially on the national plan, then, with the development of transport international, air in particular, with the international level and world.

Types of risks

The risks related to the safety of transport can be classified as follows:

• Risks for the people:

• Risks for the goods:

• Risks for the natural environment:

Risk factors

• Human factor: control, control, monitoring, maintenance…

• material Factor: function of the adaptation and the state of the material used (Infrastructure, indication, vehicles…)
• Natural of the transported goods: dangerous Matters such as the Explosive S, flammable products or poisons…
• For example, the presence of very flammable Carburant S is a worsening risk factor.
• It is important to define scales of dangerosity or Toxicité. Certain insidious risks can not be perceived with the first access.

Causes of accidents

The causes of accidents can be allotted:

• is with the human Resources:

• not Perception of the situation by absence of information or erroneous information;
• physical or mental failure;
• unsuited Formation;
• fault or negligence of the control or operating staff;

• is with the procedures applied:

• defects in the Requirement S of safety;
• bad Organization;
• Instruction S misfit;

• is with the material:

• defect of the infrastructure, in consequence of error of design or
, permissive waste
• defects in the Procedures during the manufacture of the materials;
• failure of the Rolling stock, sailing or flying (mechanical breakdowns),

• is with external factors:

• Bad weather S, natural disasters, etc
• acts of ill will, sabotage, Terrorism, acts of War…
• accidental intrusion (example: road vehicle immobilized on a Crossing level);

• and often with the conjugation of these factors.

See too

Sécurité

• Sécurité activates,
• Sécurité passivates

By sectors

• Air security,
• Road safety
• Safety at sea

Accidentologie of transport

• Rail crash,
• Plane crash,
• Shipwreck,
• Road accident
• Accident statistic of plane

Organizations, regulation

• Regulation of transport
• National research institute on transport and their safety
• Transportation Security Administration
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Railway Inspectorate

dangerous Matters

• Transport of dangerous matters
• European Agreement relating to the international transport of the dangereous goods because of road
• Label of danger

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