Hazardous materials research includes fostering innovation
throughout the industry, helping development of new regulations and design
standards that improve the safety and integrity of pipelines, tank cars and
other packages carrying hazardous materials.
Developing and analyzing accident/incident
databases in order to recognize incident trends and find, through research,
ways to minimize the incident rate of leaks, spills, and damage to the
environment due to hazardous materials releases.
Developing new methods and technologies to lower
the potential for loss and reduce the exposure of hazardous materials to the
environment and population in the event of an accident.
Investigating non-destructive detection
technologies to improve methods of inspection.
