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http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169265.aspx

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/169265.aspx

To address the slow progress in reducing accidents, the Federal Railroad Administration implemented an evaluation program to identify and test system-based safety-culture interventions. The program produced four approaches and confirmed significant positive results, particularly through change effected collaboratively by labor and management.

English

0000-0002-7818-110X

pp 28-36

2013-5

TR News

Print

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Culture (Social sciences); Demonstration projects; Employee relations; Evaluation; Management; Organizational effectiveness; Railroad safety; Workforce

Administration and Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Aug 1 2013 2:08PM

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