Quote (thesnipa @ 16 Feb 2023 22:18)
MANY regulations needed, so that when people get lax the companies are heavily fined. thus preventing them from getting lax.
Quote (Surfpunk @ 16 Feb 2023 22:22)
This. Slaps on the wrist do nothing to make corporations do the right thing when it comes to safety.
Yep... And now...
There are five main railway risks:
- derailment: incident or accident in which a railway vehicle leaves the tracks, totally or partially and whose origin can be various (damage to rolling stock or infrastructure, excessive speed, etc.);
- nose to nose: frontal collision between two trains;
- overtaking: rear-end collision when a train hits another train in front of it;
- Side-swing: side collision between two trains which occurs at an intersection or at a junction of tracks;
- collision with an obstacle (rockslide on the track, road vehicle present on a level crossing, etc.).
These risks can be controlled by:
- the application of infrastructure and vehicle design rules such that an anomaly alone never leads to a dangerous situation;
- the implementation of appropriate infrastructure and vehicle maintenance rules;
- strict application of security rules and procedures;
- organized and reliable operational monitoring because, despite anticipation to ensure safety, operational events may occur (breakdowns, bad weather, etc.);
- the training of personnel, in particular those performing security tasks;
- the implementation of technical "catch-up loops" to compensate for human errors such as speed control systems which cause the train to stop if the authorized speed is exceeded or the automatic stop devices for trains in case of inadvertent crossing of a closed signal;
- the implementation of continuous experience feedback in order to analyze accidents and incidents in order to understand their causes with the aim of continuously improving safety.