Beyond the crossing: a cognitive work analysis of rail level crossing systems

Paul M Salmon; Michael G Lenne; Gemma J M Read; Christine M Mulvihill; Miranda Cornelissen; Kristie L Young; Guy H Walker; Neville A Stanton; Nicholas J Stevens

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.818

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Beyond the crossing: a cognitive work analysis of rail level crossing systems

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Beyond the crossing: a cognitive work analysis of rail level crossing systems

Paul M Salmon, Michael G Lenne, Gemma J M Read, Christine M Mulvihill, Miranda Cornelissen, Kristie L Young, Guy H Walker, Neville A Stanton and Nicholas J Stevens

Procedia Manufacturing, Vol.3, pp.2921-2928

Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, 6th (Las Vegas, United States, 26-Jul-2015–30-Jul-2015)

Elsevier BV

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.818

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Abstract

situation awareness

road intersections

design

cognitive work analysis

event analysis of systemic teamwork

schema theory

Progress is not being made on the longstanding problem of collisions between people and trains at rail level crossings. It has been suggested that this may be, in part, due to a lack of systems thinking during design, crash analysis, and countermeasure development. This paper presents a systems analysis of current rail level crossing systems in Australia that was undertaken specifically to identify safety-related issues in rail level crossing environments. Cognitive work analysis was used to analyze current rail level crossing systems based on data derived from a range of focused data collection activities. The analysis identified various issues potentially impacting behavior and safety across the different users of rail level crossings. In addition, potential areas for improvement through redesign were highlighted. An important implication of the study is that improvements in behavior and safety may be achievable through changes to the overall rail level crossing system (e.g. values, goals, norms, data systems) as opposed to changes to the physical rail level crossing infrastructure only. The implications for future rail level crossing design activities are discussed.

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Title: Beyond the crossing: a cognitive work analysis of rail level crossing systems
Authors: Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Michael G Lenne (Author) - Monash University
Gemma J M Read (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Christine M Mulvihill (Author) - Monash University
Miranda Cornelissen (Author) - Griffith University
Kristie L Young (Author) - Monash University
Guy H Walker (Author) - Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Neville A Stanton (Author) - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Nicholas J Stevens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Procedia Manufacturing, Vol.3, pp.2921-2928
Conference details: Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference, 6th (Las Vegas, United States, 26-Jul-2015–30-Jul-2015)
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.818
ISSN: 2351-9789
Grants: A new complex systems approach to road trauma: Applying systems thinking to the fatal five, FT140100681, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Application of contemporary systems-based methods to reduce trauma at rail level crossings, LP100200387, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab; Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449406402621
Output Type: Conference paper

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