Event

SAFER Seminar: Post-crash fires in road vehicles

When: March 18, 10:30-11:00.
Where: SAFER, Lindholmspiren 3, Göteborg. Room Bohlin, floor two. Please ask the reception in the ground floor to let you in.

Post-crash fires in road vehicles - a pre-study; Raúl Ochoterena, SP (in English)

The loss of human lives and body injuries as a consequence of post-crash fires either by smoke inhalation or due to burn injuries are unfortunately common. For instance, a study published some years ago indicates that 5 % of all fatalities in Swedish roads due to collisions in passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and minibuses which took place between 1998 and 2008 occurred in burning vehicles. It is interesting to notice that the aforementioned statistics have the same proportions than other countries, such as in U.S.A.

In order to reduce the number of injuries and human fatalities associated to post-crash fires in road vehicles, it is necessary to study the causes of these lethal fires. Therefore SAFER post-crash has initiated this pre-study.

The purpose of this pre-study will identify directions on future research for increasing the overall fire safety in road vehicles. Furthermore, it will provide concrete actions for reducing the fatalities and injured due to post-crash fires. Furthermore the pre-study will not only review the amount of deaths due to post-crash fires but will analyse the type of injuries, their extent and the economic repercussions of these and material damages to society.

Post-crash bränder i gasfordon; Thomas Berg, SP (In English or Swedish, t.b.d.)

This is a new project starting up looking at fires in gas-powered vehicles (busses etc.). The project includes among others the University o Umeå an SP. Thomas berg from SP will describe the project.

Welcome!