A paper which looks at the impact of the implementation of a standard to enhance human factors management in train operators on South African Railways. The standard applies to both management and employees. The standard was implemented in 2011following a number of rear end collisions.
A paper which describes the efoort to develop a safety culture measurement and improvement tool for the Canadian railway industry. The paper describes the findings, results and lessons learned.
A presentation which explains how the why because analysis approach to accident analysis has great potential in railway accident analysis.
A paper which explains the GAME framework for implementing a human factors approach to safety management systems as used by SNCF in France.
A paper which describes how a risk-based model to tackle human factor issues has been adopted for the railways in Hong Kong. With this model appropriate safeguards and inspection plans are implemented to reduce the risk arising from human factors. The second part of the paper seeks to shed light on potential human issues in railway development, drawing on lessons learned from five railway accidents which occurred between 2010 and 2012.
A paper which reports on a number of acts of violence against East Japan railway workers union members by members of the public. The paper discusses the actions taken to help keep workers safe.
A paper which describes details of new safety measures being implemented on Korean railways. The safety measures were being introduced as a result of train accidents due to human factors.
A paper describing how Transnet Freight Rail introduced new locomotives and new technologies. Operational readiness included interventions for employees involved in all aspects of introducing new assets. The human-machine interface is significant and has to be carefull manged. The paper shows that if properly planned and managed, legacy and modern systems can coexist.
A paper which describes the differences between conformance and performance based risk strategies and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. The paper concludes that conformance to standards and regulations are rquired to maintain the current safety status and that the idea that risk-based regulation should replace compliance-based regulation is incorrect.
A paper which explains the assessment and performance matrix developed by the French National Safety Authority to make best use of data collected across all activities to assess the maturity level of stakeholder SMS.
