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Title:

Culturing Safety for Railroads
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Accession Number:

01022887

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The author focuses on "safety culture" and its role in reducing the probability of accidents. After defining safety culture, the following are examined: What is known about the nature and advantages of strong safety cultures; How safety culture can be developed in an organization; Problems in maintaining effective safety cultures and in assessing their presence and effectiveness; and Whether there are particular problems in building and maintaining safety cultures in the railroad industry.

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Monograph Accession #:

01022884

Language:

English

Authors:

Moray, Neville

Pagination:

pp 62-94

Publication Date:

2006-1

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: E-C085
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Midyear Meeting of the Transportation Research Board Railroad Operational Safety Subcommittee

Location: Irvine California, United States
Date: 2002-9-10 to 2002-9-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; References; Tables (3)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 20 2006 10:53AM

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