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Evaluation of Rail Technology - A Practical Human Factors Guide (Paperback)
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Evaluation of Rail Technology - A Practical Human Factors Guide (Paperback)
Series: Human Factors in Road and Rail Transport
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Rapid advancements in train control and in-cab technologies provide
significant opportunities for rail operators to improve efficiency
and enhance their operations. New technologies often provide
elegant solutions to existing problems or new capabilities for the
operator. However, new technologies may also represent a
significant form of risk. Thus, it is important to balance the
potential for significant improvement with justifiable concern
about how the technology may unpredictably change the nature of the
work. If a technology is designed and implemented without
considering the substantive human factors concerns, that technology
may lead to unintended consequences that can introduce safety
issues and disrupt network performance. It is important to note
that even a well-designed and beneficial technology may be rejected
by the users who see it as a threat to their jobs, status or
working conditions. This book discusses the issues surrounding rail
technology and introduces a 'toolkit' of human factors evaluation
methods. The toolkit provides a practical and operationally focused
set of methods that can be used by managers considering investing
in technology, staff charged with implementing a technology, and
consultants engaged to assist with the design and evaluation
process. This toolkit can help to ensure that new rail technologies
are thoughtfully designed, effectively implemented, and well
received by users so that the significant investment associated
with developing rail technologies is not wasted.
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