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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.
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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.
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A paper which examines the lessons learned from Wenzhou semi high-speed line accident in 2011 and the risks which come with fast development and ever-growing complexity of the railway. The paper looks at the journey the rail industry took in adopting CENELEC standards and international practices from the perspectives of the supplier, the third party and the regulator.
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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.
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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.
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A paper which describes the actions taken by East Japan Railways Workers Union following the suicide of a Shinkansen train driver. The actions included establishing an accident verification committee to investigate the reasons for the death and background factors.
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A paper which describes the methods taken to develop SMS guidance for light rail systems and the RSC’s experience of implementation
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A technical paper which raises awareness of the safety improvements that are available for rural or isolated crossings where power is not available or is intermittent. The author demonstrates the ability to reduce the amount of accidents at crossings if a manual gate or barrier is in place by 80%. The solar power operated gate opening (POGO) system is also described.
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A paper which introduces the results of research into the definition of requirements for the design layout of an Asian Driver’s locomotive cab. Asian driver’s sizes were analysed and Asian anthropometric averages drawn out to build up a driver’s model. Using this data, computer aided design and simulations were created.
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A paper which gives an overview of the five year safety plan formulated by East Japan Railway Company. The plan includes four overarching principles and the paper describes in detail the theme of improving safety management.
