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Safety of Railroad Employees’ Use of Personal Electronic Devices

Document Series
Technical Reports
Author
Catherine Guthy, Hadar Rosenhand, Alison Bisch, and Eric Nadler
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/16
Office
RRD
Subject Cellular Telephones/Other Electronic Devices, Human Factors, Railroad Employees
Keywords
safety, personal electronic devices, distraction, electronic device distraction, cell phones, secondary task, railroad employees, safety-critical railroad employees
Railroad Use of Electronic Devices_20170508_final.pdf (1.84 MB)

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Last updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014