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TABLE A4-20A: ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DANGEROUS GOODS BY MODE AND PHASE OF TRANSPORT, 2001 – 2006
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| Year |
Road |
Rail |
Air |
Marine |
Subtotal |
Not-intransit |
Total |
| 2001 |
182 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
202 |
234 |
436 |
| 2002 |
170 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
195 |
244 |
439 |
| 2003 |
101 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
112 |
244 |
356 |
| 20041 |
106 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
121 |
248 |
369 |
| 20051 |
129 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
142 |
244 |
386 |
| 2001 – 2005 Average |
138 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
154 |
243 |
397 |
| 20062 |
125 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
140 |
230 |
370 |
Notes:
- The TDG program does not cover dangerous goods transported in bulk on ships or by pipeline.
- Accident data meet the reporting requirements defined in the TDG Regulations. TDG accidents can occur while dangerous goods are being transported, while they are handled, or during temporary storage
pending transport.
- “In-transit” accidents include those that occur during actual transport. “Not-intransit” accidents are those that take place at facilities where the goods are prepared for transport or stored in the course of
transport. Many of these accidents occur in warehouses while the goods are being handled prior to loading or after unloading.
- The decrease in reportable accidents is largely attributed to changes in the accident-reporting requirements contained in the Clear Language version of the TDG Regulations, which came into force on
August 15, 2002. The new requirements are based solely upon the dangerous goods quantity released at the accident.
- Revised figures.
- 2006 accident data is preliminary based on accidents reported to TDG.
Source: Transport Canada, Dangerous Goods Accident Information System
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