SAFETY OF UNDERGROUND PUBLIC TRANSPORT

This paper describes a Metrorail accident that occurred in suburban Maryland, and the environment in the corporate culture that made it likely that this accident would not be averted. The author, from the National Transportation Safety Board, details the actions of five Metro employees who were involved in the accident and relates their actions. She notes that any one of these individuals could have prevented the accident along the way, but they were all too afraid of losing their jobs to speak up. She emphasizes that the management of this company is responsible for creating a corporate culture that will encourage safe transportation operations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Delft University Press

  11 Mijnbouwplein
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Weinstein, E
• Conference:
  • Second World Congress on Safety of Transportation: Imbalance between Growth and Safety?
  • Location: Delft, the Netherlands
  • Date: 1998-2-18 to 1998-2-20
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 276-278

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corporations; Crash causes; Culture (Social sciences); Fear; Management; Metropolitan areas; Personnel performance; Personnel retention; Prevention; Public transit; Railroad crashes; Subways
• Identifier Terms: Metrorail (Washington Metropolitan Area); U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00793824
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9040718520
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 2000 12:00AM