Safety of railway transport of dangerous cargo

Abstract

By railway, according to its technological characteristics, the respective amounts of dangerous cargo are being transported. Numerous hazards for people, assets and environment during the dangerous railway cargo transport processes, are expressed in the case of an extraordinary case or any other mismanagement, where the transport becomes risky, but the same risk is an opportunity for improvements if it’s recognized on the way and measures are defined and established for its management. For achieving safety goals within transport of dangerous cargo, it means minimizing the number of extraordinary circumstances and overall consequences with undisturbed transport process support, it’s necessary to manage and to work constantly on the safety improvements. In the safety management process, the whole railroad staff must take part according to the work duties, responsibilities and competences.