2015 ROW Fatality & Trespass Prevention Workshop
Trespassing along railroad rights-of-way (ROW) is the leading cause of rail-related deaths. More than 500 preventable trespass fatalities and nearly as many injuries occur each year in the United States, and most of these incidents involve pedestrians. Based on the successful 2008 and 2012 ROW Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshops, the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a third ROW Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop from August 4-6, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The workshop’s program was presented by rail experts and safety professionals who shared their ideas on key issues, best practices, technical developments, human behavior, law enforcement, and public education and awareness outreach methods and techniques related to trespass prevention. The participants represented Federal, State, and local governments, freight and passenger railroads, transit agencies, labor unions, academia, nonprofit organizations, and consultants. Other nations were represented including the UK and Canada. The workshop concluded with the development of 24 high priority recommended actions across five topic areas.
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Authors:
- Harrison, James A
- Publication Date: 2015-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 4p
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Serial:
- Research Results
- Issue Number: 15-42
- Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Fatalities; Pedestrians; Prevention; Railroad safety; Railroads; Right of way (Land); Stakeholders; Trespassers; Workshops
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01583643
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 23 2015 8:11AM