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Optimal working zone division for safe track maintenance in The Netherlands.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15925318     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
After a sequence of serious accidents, the safety of rail track workers became an urgent and political problem in The Netherlands. It turned out that the rail track workers had one of the most dangerous jobs. The board of the Dutch Railways decided that the Dutch railway infrastructure had to be divided into so-called working zones. Moreover, to carry out maintenance activities, that particular working zone of the railway system had to be taken out of service. An essential problem was how to divide the Dutch railway infrastructure into working zones such that all parties involved are satisfied. Since many parties with conflicting interests were involved, this problem was extremely difficult. In this paper we show the division rules we developed, and which had been implemented in The Netherlands.
Authors:
D den Hertog; J I van Zante-de Fokkert; S A Sjamaar; R Beusmans
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Accident; analysis and prevention     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0001-4575     ISO Abbreviation:  Accid Anal Prev     Publication Date:  2005 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-15     Completed Date:  2005-12-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254476     Medline TA:  Accid Anal Prev     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  890-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. d.denhertog@uvt.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents, Occupational / prevention & control*
Environment Design*
Humans
Netherlands
Railroads*
Task Performance and Analysis*

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