Short Line Safety Institute: Safety Culture Growth Across Two Railroads

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• Creators:
  Kidda, Starr ; Howarth, Heidi D
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Safety culture
  • Evaluation
  • Short line railroads
  • Regional railroads
  • Human factors
  • safety culture model
  • safety culture assessment
  • safety culture measurement
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 20-08
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recognizes the importance and function of a strong safety culture to railroad safety. Since 2014, FRA’s Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) has supported the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) in its efforts to establish a Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) focused on improving safety culture on short line and regional railroads. SLSI conducts voluntary, non-punitive, confidential Safety Culture Assessments (SCAs) for short line and regional railroads across the United States. This research summarizes findings from a case study analysis of initial and follow-up SCA reports completed for two railroads.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49479/dot_49479_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 448.77 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:40570a0c9e7f593e0ca48ee9a2881392e54ba90f36e0df32de09592687d53f3d