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Nevertheless, the interviews provided the project team with valuable insights into the carrier or shipper's process for identifying the root causes of hazmat accidents. Table B-1 in Appendix B (available on the TRB website at www.TRB.org by searching for HMCRP Report 1)
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The carriers that attempt to get to root causes of the accident utilize these more extensive data sets. The investigators record environmental factors and long-term qualitative data that would be helpful in understanding how the hazmat accident occurred, and in determining how this type of accident may be prevented (if prevention is possible)
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One carrier believes that PHMSA should consider providing training in identifying root causes of accidents. In this regard, some of the techniques used by the NTSB investigators would be valuable for the carriers as they seek answers to the causes of their own crashes.
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for performing risk analysis. This interviewee was not willing to provide an opinion regarding the potential value of these databases when investigating root causes of accidents.
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3.4.1 Interviews with Agencies Maintaining Databases (PHMSA) The PHMSA officials indicated that reports go right into the database, which includes highlevel quality control processing.
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During the conversation, this interviewee determined that if the specification of who has to report was added to the form itself, PHMSA would no longer have to go through the rulemaking process to make changes in the form and that they could do so more often and more quickly. 3.4.2 Interviews with Agencies Maintaining Databases (FMCSA)
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When asked if improvements should be made to MCMIS to improve data collection for hazardous materials crashes, the FMCSA database administrator responded that it would be unrealistic to collect any additional hazmat data such as quantity and package type than is currently collected. 3.4.3 Interviews with Agencies Maintaining Databases (FRA)
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MCMIS and RAIRS have a broader focus than hazmat accidents and would require a major refocusing if they were to begin collecting the information required to identify the root and contributing causes of hazmat accidents. Potential measures for achieving this objective are included in both the discussions of the individual databases in Chapter 4 and the potential measures presented in Chapter 5.
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