Rail Human Factors Supporting the Integrated Railway 1st Edition

Description

In recent years, for reasons connected to the organization of the industry, technical developments, and major safety concerns, rail human factors has grown in importance at an international level. Despite its importance, however, supporting literature has been largely restricted to specialist journal publications and technical reports. Rail Human Factors addresses this imbalance by providing the first fully comprehensive overview of the area. The volume includes contributions from leading ergonomists, psychologists, sociologists, management scientists and engineers whose common theme is to investigate, understand and design for people on the railways, including staff, passengers and the general public. Every area of ergonomics/human factors is covered: physical design of work and equipment in maintenance; cognitive ergonomics in driving, signalling and control; organizational and social ergonomics in the way teams are formed, plans are made and organizations are structured and run. Topics covered include: ÔøΩ Systems views of rail human factors ÔøΩ Driver models and performance ÔøΩ Train and cab design ÔøΩ Network and train control systems, including ERTMS ÔøΩ Signals and signal ÔøΩ SPADS ÔøΩ Signalling and control center design ÔøΩ Signaller performance ÔøΩ Control center interfaces ÔøΩ Workload, situation awareness, team working ÔøΩ Human error and reliability ÔøΩ Timetabling and planning ÔøΩ Maintenance planning and work ÔøΩ Safety climate and safety culture ÔøΩ Passenger comfort and behaviour ÔøΩ Station design ÔøΩ Public information systems ÔøΩ Level crossings ÔøΩ Trespass and vandalism ÔøΩ Ergonomics standards and guidelines ÔøΩ Human Factors integration The book is the definitive guide for all those concerned with making railways safer, more