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Fatigue and Safety in the Railroad Industry
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Accession Number:

01022886

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

Abstract:

The author begins with a discussion of why fatigue in important for the railroad industry. He looks at work hours, fatigue and accidents, as well as the sleep cycle mechanism. He presents the main results and recommendations from the Swedish TRAIN-project (TRAffic safety and INformation environment for train drivers), as well as the results from two other recent train driver studies carried out in Finland and in Australia.

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Monograph Accession #:

01022884

Language:

English

Authors:

Kecklund, Goran

Pagination:

pp 50-59

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:

References

Identifier Terms:

Swedish TRAIN project

Geographic Terms:

Australia; Finland; Sweden

Subject Areas:

Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 20 2006 10:02AM

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