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Local partial confinement or obstruction in a vapor cloud may easily act as an initiator for detonation, which may propagate into the cloud as well. So far, however, only one possible unconfined vapor cloud detonation has been reported in the literature it occurred at Port Hudson, Missouri (National Transportation Safety Board Report 1972 Burgess and Zabetakis 1973). In most cases the nonhomogeneous structure of a cloud freely dispersing in the atmosphere probably prevents a detonation from propagating. 

Hazardous Materials Accidents—National Transportation Safety Board Reports... 

National Transportation Safety Board Report No. NTSB, SEE 78-2 June 23, 1978. 

A study conducted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board reported that 73% of accidents were due to flight crew failures rather than technical-related problems [10]. Furthermore, the studies conducted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (in the form of pilot interviews, simulator observations, and accident analyses) reported that there was a definite need for more focus on team work and communication of pilots including command, decision making, and leadership [3]. Furthermore, the studies revealed that the crew factors such as the attitudes of the team toward communication and coordination, command responsibility, and recognition of stressor effects affect safety performance. 

A National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report (1973) describes the accident which occurred in a shunting yard in East St. Louis, Illinois. Arriving cars are classified in the yard, then delivered to outbound carriers. On arrival, cars are inspected. They are then pushed up a mound, uncoupled, and allowed to roll down a descending grade onto one of the classification tracks. This process is called humping. Cars are directed and controlled by a computerized switching and speed-control system. 

National Transportation Safety Board. 1971. Highway Accident Report Liquefied Oxygen tank truck explosion followed by fires in Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 1970. NTSB-HAR-71-6. 

National Transportation Safety Board. 1972. Railroad Accident Report—Derailment of Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company s Train No. 20 with Resultant Fire and Tank Car Ruptures, Crescent City, Illinois, June 21, 1970. NTSB-RAR-72-2. 

National Transportation Safety Board. 1973. Highway Accident Report—Propane Tractor-Semitrailer overturn and fire, U.S. Route 501, Lynchburg, Virginia, March 9, 1972. NTSB-HAR-73-3. 

National Transportation Safety Board. 1973. Railroad Accident Report—Hazardous materials railroad accident in the Alton and Southern Gateway Yard in East St. Louis, Dlinois, January 22, 1972. NTSB-RAR-73-1. 

National Transportation Safety Board. 1979. Pipeline Accident report—Mid-America Pipeline System—Liquefied petroleum gas pipeline rupture and fire, Donnellson, Iowa, August 4, 1978. NTSB-Report NTSB-PAR-79-1. 

National Transportation Safety Board. 1972. Pipeline Accident Report, Phillips Pipe Line Company propane gas explosion, Franklin County, MO, December 9, 1970. National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC, Report No. NTSB-PAR-72-1. 

Collision of Norfolk Southern Freight Train 192 With Standing Norfolk Southern Local Train P22 With Subsequent Hazardous Materials Release at Graniteville, South Carolina January 6, 2005, Railroad Accident Report NTSB/RAR-05/04. Washington, D.C. National Transportation Safety Board. 

Hazardous Materials Incident Reports National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Retrieved information... 

This database provides a list of hazardous materials accident reports prepared by the National Transportation Safety Board. 

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, Hazardous Materials Accident Report 7329, 2001... 

In 1990, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) completed a study of 182 fatal-to-the-driver truck accidents to investigate the probable cause of the accidents. While the study was designed under the assumption that most fatal heavy truck crashes may be related to alcohol and other drugs, it was found that the most frequently determined probable cause was fatigue (12). A 1993 analysis of the Fatal Accident Report System (FARS) also suggested that truck driver fatigue is a contributing factor in about 30% of heavy truck accidents. 

National Transportation Safety Board. Greyhound run-off-the-road Accident, burnt cabins, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1998. Highway Accident Report NTSB/HAR-00/01. Washington, DC NTSB, 2000. 

National Transportation Safety Board. Selective motorcoach issues. Highway Special Investigation Report NTSB/SIR-99/01. Washington, DC. NTSB, 1999. 

National Transportation Safety Board. Head on collision of Burlington Northern Railroad Freight Trains Extra 6714 West and Extra 7820 East Wiggins, Colorado, April 13. NTSB Report RAR-85-041984. 1985. Washington, DC NTSB,... 

National Transportation Safety Board. Uncontrolled collision with terrain American International Airways Flight 808, Douglas DC-8-61, N814CK U.S. Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba August 18, 1993. NTSB Report AAR-94—04, 1994. 

National Transportation Safety Board. Grounding of U.S. tankship Exxon Valdez on Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound near Valdez, AK March 24, 1989. NTSB Report MAR-90-04, 1990. 

National Transportation Safety Board. Evaluation of U.S. Department of Transportation Efforts in the 1990s to address operator fatigue safety report NTSB/SR-99/01, 1999. 

NTSB. Aviation accident report Runway overrun during landing, American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999. Report No. NTSB/AAR-01-02. Washington, DC National Transportation Safety Board, 2002. 

Two other federal authorities, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the General Accounting Office (GAO), also have a role. The NTSB investigates reportable pipeline incidents to determine the causes and to make recommendations to the OPS for future prevention. The GAO audits the OPS for performance against its mission and makes recommendations for improvements, if needed. A report, issued by GAO in 2000, reviewed progress on pipeline safety issues by the OPS. ... 

National Transportation Safety Board, Collision of Norfolk Southern Freight Train 192 with Standing Norfolk Southern Local Train P22 With Subsequent Hazardous Materials Release at Graniteville, South Carolina, January 6, 2005, Railroad Accident Report, NTSB/RAR-05/04, 2005 VROM Inspectorate, 2005 Annual Report, The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Plaiming and the Environment, 2006 Wadsworth, T., Evaluation of the Response by Specialized Foreign Vessels to the Release of Oil From Prestige. ITOPF Ltd., 2005... 

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