Short Line Safety Institute: The Most Robust Model for Assessing Safety Culture in the U.S. Railroad Industry

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• Creators:
  Kidda, Starr ; Howarth, Heidi D
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Contributors:
  Davies-Schrils, Kimberly ; Snow, Juna Z
• Corporate Contributors:
  Short Line Safety Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Short line railroads
  • Regional railroads
  • Evaluation
  • Literature reviews
  • Safety culture safety culture model
  • safety culture assessment
  • safety culture measurement
  • Research Results
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 19-15
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Abstract:
  Since 2015, the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has been conducting voluntary, non-punitive, confidential assessments of the safety culture at participating short line and regional railroads (i.e., Class II and Class III railroads). The SLSI defines safety culture as the shared values, actions, and behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to safety over competing goals and demands, based on the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Safety Council safety culture definition (Morrow & Coplen, 2017). The SLSI’s Safety Culture Assessment (SCA) process utilizes the most robust model, based on a review of published literature, as highlighted in this report.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42102/dot_42102_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 395.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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