ISSN: 1644-275X
eISSN: 2353-3005
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DOI: 10.18276/ptl.2016.33-02
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nr 1 (33) 2016
Risk of probable incidents during railways transport
| Authors: |
Sarka
Hoskova-Mayerova
University of Defence, Faculty of Military Technology, Department of Mathematics and Physics Olga Becherova University of Defence, Faculty of Military Leadership, Department of Emergency Management |
| Keywords: | incident railways transport of dangerous substances the risks involved in transporting hazardous substances risk segments |
| Data publikacji całości: | 2016 |
| Page range: | 9 (15-23) |
| Klasyfikacja JEL: | L92 |
Abstract
In recent years, transport has become more important, especially in the context of globalization. In this article authors discuss the prediction of possible emergency events connected with the railways transportation. Firstly, there is given an overview of current situation in the EU. Secondly, it is pointed out to relevant legislation and briefly described particular emergency events. Afterwards there is a summary of the important emergency events that occurred in people and goods transport on railways recently in the Czech Republic. Finally, the causes of those are evaluated. The analysis of the current state of the rail transportation of hazard materials set the objectives and limitations of the written work.
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