STAMP goes EAST: integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management

Paul M Salmon; Gemma J M Read; Guy H Walker; Natassia Goode; Eryn L Grant; Clare Dallat; Anthony W Carden; A Naweed; Neville A Stanton

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2018.02.014

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STAMP goes EAST: integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management

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STAMP goes EAST: integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management

Paul M Salmon, Gemma J M Read, Guy H Walker, Natassia Goode, Eryn L Grant, Clare Dallat, Anthony W Carden, A Naweed and Neville A Stanton

Safety Science, Vol.110(Part B), pp.31-46

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2018.02.014

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Abstract

EAST

STAMP

controls

networks

rail safety

railway level crossings

Various systems ergonomics methods are available to support the design and analysis of rail systems. Whilst the utility of these methods is accepted, the increasing complexity of modern day systems is stretching their capabilities. The integration of distinct systems ergonomics methods provides a means of redressing this. This article presents a study in which the underpinning principles of the STAMP control structure method were added to the EAST framework, and subsequently used to examine railway level crossing safety management. Task, social and information networks for a railway level crossing system lifecycle were developed along with an additional control network showing safety controls and their interrelations. Analysis of the networks points to a need to (1) strengthen activities and controls around proactive risk management and performance monitoring, (2) tighten the coupling between organisations responsible for safety management, and (3) to increase the flexibility of design standards. The implications for future railway level crossing safety management and rail safety research and practice are discussed.

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Title: STAMP goes EAST: integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management
Authors: Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Gemma J M Read (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Guy H Walker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Natassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Eryn L Grant (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Clare Dallat (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Anthony W Carden (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
A Naweed (Author) - Central Queensland University
Neville A Stanton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Safety Science, Vol.110(Part B), pp.31-46
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.02.014
ISSN: 0925-7535
Grants: A new complex systems approach to road trauma: Applying systems thinking to the fatal five, FT140100681, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: 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: 99450902502621
Output Type: Journal article

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