DA.GO.T - European Reference Framework on Dangerous Good Transport
Overview
Background & policy context:
Dangerous Good Transport (DGT) represents a risk for people, property and environment in the neighbourhood of Dangerous Good (DG) flows. There is a lack of environmental regulation to save human life and to protect the environment. Of course it must be recognised that the modal regulations represent good safety legislation, but they can't regulate territorial risks: for modal legislation there is no difference between a truck crossing a high population density city or a desert.
Objectives:
DaGoT's general aim was to focus on the state of the art of Dangerous Good Transport on DGT: verifying the validity of existent methodologies and technologies, evaluating future research needs with special reference to sustainable development and risk management.
DaGoT's objective was to stimulate EU co-operation on sustainable development and safety in DGT, by exchanging and integrating experience among public local authorities, transport companies, infrastructure owners, stakeholders, decision makers, researchers, providers of technology and training institutions.
Methodology:
The frame of this project has been designed as a succession of analysis, check and study in depth moments, with subsequent possible re-modulation of the material and of the analytical techniques.
The fundamental methodology of the work was defined as to share knowledge, data, criteria and best practices, using a 'geographical method' centred on a particular area, the two ten-corridor crossing Genoa and Liguria.
The activities carried out were: studies integration, analysis, benchmarking mapping and dissemination to produce a clearer definition of DGT flows and related management throughout EU. The project was structured into eight work packages (WP), as follows:
- WP1 - Preparation of dissemination elements and discussing documents for working groups;
- WP2 - Researching and choosing target operators/players to set up working groups;
- WP3 - Analysing European area and implementing Workshop;
- WP4 - Evaluating European data. Revising and increasing dissemination elements;
- WP5 - Setting up draft report on the activities (White Paper’s rough version);
- WP6 - Final Conference and results evaluation;
- WP7 - White Paper Final Version; and
- WP8 - Results dissemination.
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