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Human factors in the rail industry - Top issues
The documents below contain information relating to human factors in the rail industry.
The RIAC Human Factors Working Group fact sheet on Fatigue and Shift Patterns has been removed as it is out of date. Fatigue remains an issue for the railway industry and ORR’s publication Managing Rail Staff Fatigue guidance (
PDF 1.60 MKb) provides guidance.
Last updated: 20 January 2012
Top issues
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Alarm handling(
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Competence( PDF 196 Kb)
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Conveying safety information to the public( PDF 36 Kb)
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Crowd control at stations( PDF 137 Kb)
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Developing human factors capability and awareness( PDF 59 Kb)
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Human factors in design( PDF 35 Kb)
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Human factors in safety management systems( PDF 239 Kb)
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Human factors integration( PDF 40 Kb)
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Human reliability( PDF 133 Kb)
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Infrastructure systems( PDF 150 Kb)
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Level crossings( PDF 42 Kb)
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People resource planning( PDF 125 Kb)
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Procedures( PDF 38 Kb)
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Safety culture( PDF 41 Kb)
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Signals Passed at Danger (SPADs) and human factors( PDF 44 Kb)
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Work-related violence( PDF 44 Kb)