Logística de produtos inflamáveis e gasosos liquefeitos em caminhões tanque

Abstract

The development of organizations results in an increase in the diversity of products offered and the level of consumer demand. With this, companies are obliged to improve their logistics effectiveness, to meet the needs of consumers with agility and flexibility, at the lowest possible cost. For this, it is necessary to plan transport, handling and storage activities, which define the product flows from the point of acquisition of the raw material to the final consumer. Using the study and definition of information flows, putting products in motion for the purpose of providing adequate levels of service to customers at a reasonable cost. According to the statistics of the CNT 2017, road transport is the most used in Brazil for the transportation of goods, cargo and people, where by the extension of the country and high flow of vehicles, the rail network should be more used, since the also be strongly agricultural. All these factors lead to an increase in the final cost of services, number of trucks on the highways and, consequently, the risk of accidents. The transportation of hazardous products is a complex job and demands, technical knowledge, training and monitoring of the activity due to its high risk of accidents, where carelessness, negligence, driver malpractice and poor road conservation can mean not only material damage to the people involved in the transport but also to the surrounding environment. This study aims to demonstrate the importance of risk analysis of transport of dangerous products via tank truck. To analyze the main causes of accidents in the middle of the stages of the transport movement and storage, focusing the risks, the accident prevention and their respective solutions.