TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimizing suicide and trespass prevention on railways
T2 - a problem-solving model from the RESTRAIL project
AU - Havârneanu, Grigore M.
AU - Burkhardt, Jean Marie
AU - Silla, Anne
N1 - Funding Information:
The RESTRAIL project received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration [grant number 285153].
Funding Information:
The RESTRAIL project received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration [grant number 285153]. This work was carried out as part of the RESTRAIL project (REduction of Suicides and Trespasses on RAILway property; www.restrail.eu). A preliminary version of this paper was presented at the 6th Transport Research Arena Conference, 18?21 April 2016, Warsaw, Poland.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Suicides and trespassing accidents result in more than 3800 fatalities in Europe, representing 88% of all fatalities occurring within the EU railway system. This paper presents a problem-solving model, which consists of a multistep approach structuring the analysis of a suicide or trespass-related problem on the railways. First, we present the method used to design, evaluate and improve the problem-solving model. Then we describe the model in detail: it comprises six steps with several subsequent actions, and each action is approached through a checklist of prompting questions and possible answers. At the end, we discuss the added value of this model for decision makers and its usability in the selection of optimal prevention measures.
AB - Suicides and trespassing accidents result in more than 3800 fatalities in Europe, representing 88% of all fatalities occurring within the EU railway system. This paper presents a problem-solving model, which consists of a multistep approach structuring the analysis of a suicide or trespass-related problem on the railways. First, we present the method used to design, evaluate and improve the problem-solving model. Then we describe the model in detail: it comprises six steps with several subsequent actions, and each action is approached through a checklist of prompting questions and possible answers. At the end, we discuss the added value of this model for decision makers and its usability in the selection of optimal prevention measures.
KW - complex intervention
KW - rail safety
KW - risk management
KW - security
KW - systematic process
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991037573&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17457300.2016.1232275
DO - 10.1080/17457300.2016.1232275
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84991037573
SN - 1745-7300
VL - 24
SP - 469
EP - 486
JO - International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
JF - International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
IS - 4
ER -
