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In recent years, for reasons connected to the organization of the
industry, technical developments, and major safety concerns, rail
human factors has grown in importance at an international level.
Despite its importance, however, supporting literature has been
largely restricted to specialist journal publications and technical
reports. Rail Human Factors addresses this imbalance by providing
the first fully comprehensive overview of the area. The volume
includes contributions from leading ergonomists, psychologists,
sociologists, management scientists and engineers whose common
theme is to investigate, understand and design for people on the
railways, including staff, passengers and the general public. Every
area of ergonomics/human factors is covered: physical design of
work and equipment in maintenance; cognitive ergonomics in driving,
signalling and control; organizational and social ergonomics in the
way teams are formed, plans are made and organizations are
structured and run. Topics covered include: c Systems views of rail
human factors c Driver models and performance c Train and cab
design c Network and train control systems, including ERTMS c
Signals and signal c SPADS c Signalling and control center design c
Signaller performance c Control center interfaces c Workload,
situation awareness, team working c Human error and reliability c
Timetabling and planning c Maintenance planning and work c Safety
climate and safety culture c Passenger comfort and behaviour c
Station design c Public information systems c Level crossings c
Trespass and vandalism c Ergonomics standards and guidelines c
Human Factors integration The book is the definitive guide for all
those concerned with making railways safer, more reliable, of
higher quality and more efficient. It will be essential reading for
policy-makers, researchers and industry around the world.
Accessible and edited by authors based at a top institution, this
book provides readers with an excellent summary in an easy-to-read
style of this burgeoning field of research. In this volume Bennett,
Gilson and Mills have gathered together essays written by academics
and experts in the fields of health policy and economic
development, each underscoring the need for political commitment to
meet the needs of the poor and the development of strategies to
build this commitment, covering: evidence regarding the links
between health, economic development and household poverty evidence
on the extent to which health care systems address the needs of the
poor and the near poor innovative measures to make health care
interventions widely available to the poor. Current and topical,
this book is of great relevance to policy makers and practitioners
in the field of international health and development and
researchers engaged with global health and poverty as well as being
ideal reading for students of international health and development.
In recent years, for reasons connected to the organization of the
industry, technical developments, and major safety concerns, rail
human factors has grown in importance at an international level.
Despite its importance, however, supporting literature has been
largely restricted to specialist journal publications and technical
reports. Rail Human Factors addresses this imbalance by providing
the first fully comprehensive overview of the area. The volume
includes contributions from leading ergonomists, psychologists,
sociologists, management scientists and engineers whose common
theme is to investigate, understand and design for people on the
railways, including staff, passengers and the general public. Every
area of ergonomics/human factors is covered: physical design of
work and equipment in maintenance; cognitive ergonomics in driving,
signalling and control; organizational and social ergonomics in the
way teams are formed, plans are made and organizations are
structured and run. Topics covered include: c Systems views of rail
human factors c Driver models and performance c Train and cab
design c Network and train control systems, including ERTMS c
Signals and signal c SPADS c Signalling and control center design c
Signaller performance c Control center interfaces c Workload,
situation awareness, team working c Human error and reliability c
Timetabling and planning c Maintenance planning and work c Safety
climate and safety culture c Passenger comfort and behaviour c
Station design c Public information systems c Level crossings c
Trespass and vandalism c Ergonomics standards and guidelines c
Human Factors integration The book is the definitive guide for all
those concerned with making railways safer, more reliable, of
higher quality and more efficient. It will be essential reading for
policy-makers, researchers and industry around the world.
The rail human factors/ergonomics community has grown quickly and
extensively, and there is much increased recognition of the vital
importance of ergonomics/human factors by rail infrastructure
owners, rail operating companies, system developers, regulators and
national and trans-national government. This book, the fourth on
rail human factors, is drawn from papers presented at the London
4th International Conference on Rail Human Factors. The
contributions cover the range of human and organisational issues on
the railway, from driving to signalling and control to maintenance
and engineering work, to passengers and security issues such as
trespass, and address improvements in safety, reliability, use of
capacity, efficiency and quality. The book represents the best of
recent work in rail human factors, and starts to define the
framework for the next few years. As well as the human factors
areas listed above, the conference and thus the book are notable
for sessions on simulation in rail human factors and on human
factors in metro design and operation. The book also reflects the
increased attention being paid to, and developments in,
understanding all aspects of rail stakeholders behaviour, and also
the contribution of ergonomics/human factors to innovative network
control systems which will enhance reliability, safety and use of
capacity. The book will be of interest to a number of groups: those
working in the rail sector from a human factors point of view; the
larger rail industry and related bodies generally; and in terms of
transferrable knowledge to ergonomists and human factors
specialists working in other industries.
The rail human factors/ergonomics community has grown quickly and
extensively, and there is much increased recognition of the vital
importance of ergonomics/human factors by rail infrastructure
owners, rail operating companies, system developers, regulators and
national and trans-national government. This book, the third on
rail human factors, is drawn from papers presented at the Lille 3rd
International Conference on Rail Human Factors. The contributions
cover the range of human and organisational issues on the railway,
from driving to signalling and control to maintenance and
engineering work, to passengers and security issues such as
trespass, and address improvements in safety, reliability, use of
capacity, efficiency and quality. The book represents the best of
recent work in rail human factors, and starts to define the
framework for the next few years. As well as the human factors
areas listed above, the conference and thus the book are notable
for sessions on simulation in rail human factors and on human
factors in metro design and operation. The book also reflects the
increased attention being paid to, and developments in,
understanding all aspects of rail stakeholders behaviour, and also
the contribution of ergonomics/human factors to innovative network
control systems which will enhance reliability, safety and use of
capacity. The book will be of interest to a number of groups: those
working in the rail sector from a human factors point of view; the
larger rail industry and related bodies generally; and in terms of
transferrable knowledge to ergonomists and human factors
specialists working in other industries.
The rail human factors/ergonomics community has grown quickly and
extensively, and there is much increased recognition of the vital
importance of ergonomics/human factors by rail infrastructure
owners, rail operating companies, system developers, regulators and
national and trans-national government. This book, the fourth on
rail human factors, is drawn from papers presented at the London
4th International Conference on Rail Human Factors. The
contributions cover the range of human and organisational issues on
the railway, from driving to signalling and control to maintenance
and engineering work, to passengers and security issues such as
trespass, and address improvements in safety, reliability, use of
capacity, efficiency and quality. The book represents the best of
recent work in rail human factors, and starts to define the
framework for the next few years. As well as the human factors
areas listed above, the conference and thus the book are notable
for sessions on simulation in rail human factors and on human
factors in metro design and operation. The book also reflects the
increased attention being paid to, and developments in,
understanding all aspects of rail stakeholders' behaviour, and also
the contribution of ergonomics/human factors to innovative network
control systems which will enhance reliability, safety and use of
capacity. The book will be of interest to a number of groups: those
working in the rail sector from a human factors point of view; the
larger rail industry and related bodies generally; and in terms of
transferrable knowledge to ergonomists and human factors
specialists working in other industries.
The rail human factors/ergonomics community has grown quickly
and extensively, and there is much increased recognition of the
vital importance of ergonomics/human factors by rail infrastructure
owners, rail operating companies, system developers, regulators and
national and trans-national government. This book, the third on
rail human factors, is drawn from papers presented at the Lille 3rd
International Conference on Rail Human Factors. The contributions
cover the range of human and organisational issues on the railway,
from driving to signalling and control to maintenance and
engineering work, to passengers and security issues such as
trespass, and address improvements in safety, reliability, use of
capacity, efficiency and quality.
The book represents the best of recent work in rail human factors,
and starts to define the framework for the next few years. As well
as the human factors areas listed above, the conference and thus
the book are notable for sessions on simulation in rail human
factors and on human factors in metro design and operation. The
book also reflects the increased attention being paid to, and
developments in, understanding all aspects of rail stakeholders
behaviour, and also the contribution of ergonomics/human factors to
innovative network control systems which will enhance reliability,
safety and use of capacity.
The book will be of interest to a number of groups: those working
in the rail sector from a human factors point of view; the larger
rail industry and related bodies generally; and in terms of
transferrable knowledge to ergonomists and human factors
specialists working in other industries."
Accessible and edited by authors based at a top institution, this
book provides readers with an excellent summary in an easy-to-read
style of this burgeoning field of research.
In this volume Bennett, Gilson and Mills have gathered together
essays written by academics and experts in the fields of health
policy and economic development, each underscoring the need for
political commitment to meet the needs of the poor and the
development of strategies to build this commitment, covering:
- evidence regarding the links between health, economic
development and household poverty
- evidence on the extent to which health care systems address the
needs of the poor and the near poor
- innovative measures to make health care interventions widely
available to the poor.
Current and topical, this book is of great relevance to policy
makers and practitioners in the field of international health and
development and researchersengaged with global health and poverty
as well as being ideal reading for students of international health
and development.
Following on from 2005's Rail Human Factors: Supporting the
Integrated Railway, this book brings together an even broader range
of academics and practitioners from around the world to share their
expertise and experience on rail human factors. The content is both
comprehensive and cutting-edge, featuring more than 55 chapters
addressing the following topics: c Passengers and public c Driver
performance and workload c Driving and cognition c Train cab and
interfaces: simulation and design c Routes, signage, signals and
drivability c Signalling and control of the railway c Planning for
the railway c Engineering work and maintenance c Level crossings c
Accidents and safety c Human error and human reliability c SPADs:
signals passed at danger c Human factors integration and standards
c Impairments to performance c Staff competencies and training.
People and Rail Systems: Human Factors at the Heart of the Railway
will be invaluable for all those concerned with making railways
safer, more reliable, of higher quality and more efficient. It will
be essential reading for policy-makers, researchers and industry
around the world.
It is nearly Christmas and Stevie the spruce, the smallest tree in
the forest, does not know what to expect. Leaving the forest on the
back of a flat bed lorry seems like an adventure until disaster
strikes and Stevie is left abandoned at the side of the road. Will
he die without water, all alone? Or will he find the true meaning
of Christmas with a new family?
New ideas on the role of the state in developing countries have
considerable implications for the social sectors, especially
health. Certain international organizations have advocated a larger
role for private sector health care providers and many developing
country governments have adopted this approach. Yet, until now,
very little evidence has existed about how shifting the balance
between public and private roles might affect equity, and the
quality and efficiency of health care. This book presents the
results from a coordinated programme of research on the private
health care sector including studies carried out by Asian, African
and Latin American researchers. The conceptual chapters draw upon
both industrialized and developing country literature to describe
the intellectual terrain, analyse the key issues and summarize
experience to date. This book will help increase understanding of
the private sector, as well as illustrating the contentious issues
involved in privatization. It will be useful to students and
academics involved in international public health courses, and to
health policy makers in developing countries.
This book covers the new field of healthcare organization ethics from theory to practical application. It can be used as a text for courses on the subject, as a reference for those interested in the present status of the field, and as a practical guide for healthcare executives, clinicians and committee members who are beginning to develop an organizational ethics program for their institution.
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