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The dangers of good intentions
BMJ, 1994It is 1939 in urban Massachusetts. A group of social workers and social psychologists devise a plan which will take young delinquents off the streets and give them a stake in society. The scientists among them, however, insist that, though the scheme is self evidently worth while and of benefit to the boys, there must be a control group against which ...
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Recognition for Dangerous Goods Vehicles in Road Based on Dangerous Goods Mark Detection
2020Dangerous goods are harmful to human health and environment if not properly controlled. It is necessary to monitor the road transportation of dangerous goods in real time. In this paper, we provide a solution for the automated recognition of dangerous goods vehicles in road and achieve the state-of-art performance on the Dangerous Goods Vehicles ...
Qianying Hou, Lei Wang
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The Dangerous Goodness of Democracy [PDF]
, 1985 The reason for our inveterate devotion to these millennial ideas is to be found in the nature of our kind of democracy.1 Ours is the only country in which the public at large participates actively in the daily conduct of government; it is the only one in which the opinions of amateurs on foreign affairs are listened to by statesmen and taken seriously ...
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Telematics and dangerous goods in the Netherlands
Proceedings of VNIS '93 - Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 2002In 1992, the Telematics and Dangerous Goods project (TGS, Dutch abbreviation) began. In this project, twenty trucks used to transport dangerous goods were equipped with onboard computers, communication facilities and sensors. In the case of a dangerous situation, a structured alarm message is sent to the highway police and the trucking company.
J.W. Joanknecht, J.W. Vieveen
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The design of a terminal for dangerous goods
Transportation Planning and Technology, 1983This paper aims at examining the possibility of setting up a model terminal for the transportation of dangerous goods. It should be designed in such a manner that its use would be possible for any kind of transportation. This consideration has been prompted by the interface between transportation planning and technology, as well as by the tendency for ...
N. Koumoutsos, A. Konstas
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Cargo Risks: “Dangerous” Goods
The Cambridge Law Journal, 1996A shipper does not have unlimited freedom as to what he may have transported by sea. Restrictions on the goods which a charterer or cargo-owner may ship are imposed by the common law, the terms of the contract and statute. The statutory sources of control of what are normally referred to as dangerous goods may be divided into three categories: those ...
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Dangerous Zone During Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail
2020The provision of chemical, biological, radiation, and fire safety for people, property, infrastructure facilities, and natural environment is the focus of attention of the UN specialized agencies, national governments, managers, and specialists of industrial complexes that manufacture and operate hazardous facilities.
Vladimir Medvedev +3 more
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Risk evaluation in the transportation of dangerous goods
Occupational Safety and Hygiene V, 2017This work presents a risk assessment of a road transport company that delivers fuel to distribution stations and seaports by tanker trucks in Brazil. Road transportation of dangerous goods is a critical activity due to the occupational exposure of workers to these products as well as potential consequences following accidents, which may include ...
Costa, D. M.B. +3 more
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