Reducing the Risk of Chemical Dangerous Goods Transport by Road in China and Preventing Relevant Accidents
Author
Zhou, Yannan
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-01-08
Pages
49
Abstract
China’s expanding petroleum and chemical sectors have increased the volume of chemical dangerous goods moved by road, raising safety risks. This qualitative thesis asks how to reduce those risks and prevent accidents, taking the 2020 Wenling LPG tanker explosions as a motivating case. It investigates accident causes across organizational, human, vehicle, and environmental dimensions using risk assessment and supporting theories, and maps existing Chinese measures including the 2018 Regulations Concerning Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods and associated safety specifications for commercial vehicles. A stakeholder analysis, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and a Haddon Matrix are used to structure where and how interventions can act before, during, and after an incident. The study compiles legislative measures and considers additional preventive actions beyond regulation, with particular attention to driver training, working conditions, and safety awareness among primary actors in the transport chain. Based on the provided text, the thesis primarily identifies contributing factors and potential control measures; detailed empirical results are not presented in the excerpt.
De voksende petro- og kemikaliesektorer i Kina har øget mængden af farlige kemikalier, der transporteres på vej, og dermed sikkerhedsrisikoen. Dette kvalitative speciale undersøger, hvordan risikoen kan reduceres og ulykker forebygges, med LPG-eksplosionerne i Wenling i 2020 som motiverende case. Ulykkesårsager analyseres på organisatoriske, menneskelige, køretøjs- og miljømæssige niveauer ved hjælp af risikovurdering og relevante teorier, og eksisterende kinesiske tiltag kortlægges, herunder 2018-regulativet om vejtransport af farligt gods og tilhørende sikkerhedsspecifikationer for erhvervskøretøjer. En interessentanalyse, Theory of Planned Behavior og en Haddon-matrix anvendes til at strukturere, hvor og hvordan indsatser kan virke før, under og efter en hændelse. Specialet sammenfatter lovgivningsmæssige tiltag og overvejer supplerende forebyggende handlinger ud over regulering, med særlig vægt på føreruddannelse, arbejdsvilkår og sikkerhedsbevidsthed hos de primære aktører i transportkæden. På baggrund af den givne tekst identificerer specialet primært medvirkende faktorer og mulige kontroltiltag; detaljerede empiriske resultater fremgår ikke af uddraget.
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