Transport of dangerous goods through road tunnels

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France (Chair), Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, World Road Association (PIARC) and the European Commission.

The final report is now available for purchase from the OECD bookshop.
Safety in Tunnels: Transport of Dangerous Goods Through Road Tunnels (OECD, 2001).

The main conclusions can be found in the project's " Highlights".

In the framework of this project, a quantitative risk assessment model (QRAM) and a decision support model (DSM) have been developed. They will be released in 2004 by the PIARC Secretariat.

Review of current national and international regulations: This task was completed in 1998 (see related documents below)

 

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