Safety in tunnels: transport of dangerous goods through road tunnels
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The lack of systematic regulation is in part the result of limited tools to assess risks and make decisions. This project is a comprehensive package covering both regulatory and technical issues.
Road traffic (especially heavy goeds traffic) in tunnels has continually increased over many years. In addition, with improving construction techniques, tunnels are an increasingly cost-effective engineering solution in many countries. While most techniques concerning tunnel construction and safety have been steadily improving, the problems raised by dangerous goods have not yet been dealt with satisfactorily.
The rules and regulations for the transport of dangerous goods in tunnels vary considerably among countries and even within countries. The definition of “local rules and regulations”, decision taking, responsibility and enforcement are left te local or provincial authorities and politicians, the tunnel owners; or “expert” opinions. For the most part, there are no general rules or regulations that are applicable to all road tunnels at the national level.
The lack of systematic regulation is in part the result of limited tools to assess risks and make decisions. This project is a comprehensive package covering both regulatory and technical issues. A system for international regulations has been devised using a scientific approach. A number of tools have been developed which are needed to decide on the regulations for each specific tunnel.
