STAMP goes EAST: Integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management

Safety Science

Volumn 110, Issue , 2018, Pages 31-46

  Salmon, Paul M ^a   Read, Gemma J M ^a   Walker, Guy H ^a,b   Goode, Natassia ^a   Grant, Eryn ^a   Dallat, Clare ^a   Carden, Tony ^a   Naweed, Anjum ^c   Stanton, Neville A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controls; EAST; Networks; Rail safety; Railway level crossings; STAMP

Indexed keywords

CONTROL ENGINEERING; ERGONOMICS; INFORMATION SERVICES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); RAILROAD CROSSINGS; RAILROADS; RAILS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STAMPING;

EAST; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; INFORMATION NETWORKS; INTEGRATING SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE MONITORING; PROACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT; RAIL SAFETIES; RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ERGONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL NETWORK; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 85043456877     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.02.014     Document Type: Article

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