Short Line Safety Institute: 2023 Systematic Review [Research Results]

Details

• Creators:
  Kidda, Starr ; Leone, Julia ; Lacey, Samantha
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Offices of Safety and Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Freight trains
  • Regional railroads
  • Short line railroads
  • Safety culture
  • Safety analysis
  • Industries
  • State of rail industry
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 24-06
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  SLSI conducts an annual analysis to assess the status of safety culture in the industry. This report summarizes findings from a systematic review of the 20 SLSI Safety Culture Assessment Reports created in 2023 and discusses industry trends in the strengths and opportunities for improvement related to safety culture practices. These strengths and Opportunities for Improvement provide insight into and indicators of the status of safety culture in the short line and regional railroad industry. Lastly, this report introduces new ways SLSI can continue to serve the industry.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  F33315-86-C-5169
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75224/dot_75224_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 319.25 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6ee301913d9563b94741ec90b38153a580e2c203603652660f55f6668d2e4b17