Collecting evidence from distributed sources to evaluate railway suicide and trespass prevention measures

Ryan, Brendan, Kallberg, Veli-Pekka, Rådbo, Helena, Havârneanu, Grigore M., Silla, Anne, Lukaschek, Karoline, Burkhardt, Jean-Marie, Bruyelle, Jean-Luc, El-Koursih, El-Miloudi, Beurskens, Eric and Hedqvist, Maria (2018) Collecting evidence from distributed sources to evaluate railway suicide and trespass prevention measures. Ergonomics . ISSN 1366-5847

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Abstract

It can be difficult to select from available safety preventative measures, especially where there is limited evidence of effectiveness in different contexts. This paper describes application of a method to identify and evaluate wide-ranging preventative measures for rail suicide and trespass fatalities. Evidence from literature and industry sources was collated and reviewed in a two stage process to achieve consensus among experts on the likely effects of the measures and factors influencing their implementation. Multiple evaluation criteria were used to examine the measures from different perspectives. Fencing, awareness campaigns and different types of organisational initiatives were recommended for further testing. This is the first time evidence has been collected internationally across such a range of preventative measures. Commentary is provided on using this type of approach to select safety measures from a pool of prevention options, including how re-framing the scope of the exercise could identify alternative options for prevention.

Practitioner summary: The findings give insight to how different measures work in different ways and how industry can consider this in strategic initiatives. The method could be used in future studies with different frames of reference (e.g. different timescales, level of ambition and safety context e.g. railway crossings or highway fatalities).

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/937080
Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ergonomics on 8 June 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00140139.2018.1485970
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1485970
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 01 Jun 2018 12:09
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:40
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/52191

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