Reducing Hazards Associated with Visual and Automation-Aided Track Inspections: Supplementary Information

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Inspection
  • Railroad tracks
  • Railroad safety
  • Automation
  • Human factors
  • Hazards
  • Passenger trains
  • Railroad trains
  • Research reports
  • Track research
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Supplementary Reference Document for DOT/FRA/ORD-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Supplementary Reference Document for DOT/FRA/ORD-21/18 | May 2024
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This document provides supplementary information to accompany the previously published Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report titled Reducing Hazards Associated with Visual and Automation-Aided Track Inspections, Report No. DOT/FRA/ORD-21/18. The main report documents a study in which a team of Volpe human factors researchers applied a hazard analysis method called Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) to examine three possible track inspection sociotechnical systems. This study led to the development of several recommendations that railroads can use to improve the safety and effectiveness of their track inspection processes, particularly regarding the integration of humans and automation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74490/dot_74490_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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