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Chapter 4

Hazardous Material

Transportation

Wai Yuen Szeto and Rojee Pradhananga

4.1 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:

DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION

A hazardous material (or hazmat for short) is dened as any sub-

stance or material capable of causing harm to people, property, or the

environment (U.S. Department of Transportation [U.S. DOT]). Some

CONTENTS

4.1 Hazardous Materials: Denition and Classication 77

4.2 The Cause, Signicance, and Mode of Hazmat Shipments 79

4.3 Hazmat Shipment Accidents: Causes, Consequences, and

Probability of Occurrence 79

4.4 Multiple Parties and Multiple Objective Hazmat Shipment 84

4.5 Risk Management 85

4.5.1 Regu