Abstract
The Edge Hill railway accident occurred on Sunday 9 May 1999 in Liverpool, England. An Engineers' scrap train struck a Plant Quality Supervisor. This paper presents some preliminary results of a systemic analysis of the accident. The methodology has been to compare the features of the Edge Hill accident with the structural organization (i.e. systems 1-5) of a Railway Systemic Safety Management System (RSSMS) model. The findings are related to causal factors of failure of systems 1-5 as well as missing channels of communication amongst those involved in the maintenance work. © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference 2006, ESREL 2006 - Safety and Reliability for Managing Risk |
| Pages | 71-76 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | Proceedings of the Safety and Reliability for Managing Risk - Estoril, Portugal Duration: 22 Sept 2006 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Proceedings of the Safety and Reliability for Managing Risk |
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| Abbreviated title | ESREL 2006 |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Estoril |
| Period | 22/09/06 → … |