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The Impact of Safety Rules Revisions on Safety Culture, Incident Rates, and Liability Claims in the U.S. Railroad Industry

Document Series
Research Results
Author
Michael Coplen
Report Number
RR03-03
Office
RDI-24
Subject Human Factors, Railroad Employees, Railroad Safety Information Management, Railroad Safety Program Management, Railroad Safety Technical Training Standards
Keywords
Railroad safety culture, safety rules revision, safety rules consolidation, compliance, FELA, Federal Employer’s Liability Act, incident rates, liability claims, lessons-learned
rr0303.pdf (279.27 KB)

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Last updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2003