Sounding the warning bells: The need for a systems approach to understanding behaviour at rail level crossings

Gemma J M Read; Paul M Salmon; M G Lenne

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.007

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Sounding the warning bells: The need for a systems approach to understanding behaviour at rail level crossings

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Sounding the warning bells: The need for a systems approach to understanding behaviour at rail level crossings

Gemma J M Read, Paul M Salmon and M G Lenne

Applied Ergonomics, Vol.44(5), pp.764-774

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.007

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rail level crossings

systems approach

systems theory

Collisions at rail level crossings are an international safety concern and have been the subject of considerable research effort. Modern human factors practice advocates a systems approach to investigating safety issues in complex systems. This paper describes the results of a structured review of the level crossing literature to determine the extent to which a systems approach has been applied. The measures used to determine if previous research was underpinned by a systems approach were: the type of analysis method utilised, the number of component relationships considered, the number of user groups considered, the number of system levels considered and the type of model described in the research. None of research reviewed was found to be consistent with a systems approach. It is recommended that further research utilise a systems approach to the study of the level crossing system to enable the identification of effective design improvements.

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Title: Sounding the warning bells: The need for a systems approach to understanding behaviour at rail level crossings
Authors: Gemma J M Read (Author) - Monash University
Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
M G Lenne (Author) - Monash University
Publication details: Applied Ergonomics, Vol.44(5), pp.764-774
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.007
ISSN: 0003-6870
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450402702621
Output Type: Journal article

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