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Abstract:
Human-factors-based solutions, along with process and technology innovations, can make significant contributions to improving safety in the railroad industry. As part of ongoing efforts to address human-factors, FRA implemented the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), which includes: Confidential reporting of close call or “near miss” events; Root-cause-analysis problem solving by a Peer Review Team (PRT), which includes representatives from labor, management, and FRA; Implementing and reviewing corrective actions developed in response to close call events —some locally and others with the help of a Support Team made up of senior managers; Tracking the effects of each change; Reporting the results of changes to employees.
The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Railroad Policy and Development believes that, in addition to process and technology innovatio...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established a program called the Confidential Close Call Reporting System(C3RS), which allows events to ...
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