This paper provides an overview of findings from the Health and Safety Laboratory investigation into human factors issues surrounding passenger escape and evacuation in the Ladbroke Grove train crash (1999). Drawing upon a range of contextual information the investigation focused upon identifying barriers and delays to evacuation following the incident. Findings highlight a number of important design shortcomings, as well as scope for the enhancement of both passive and active communication systems. The need to take account of passengers' mental models, intuitions and situation awareness when designing communication systems and emergency egress equipment for the railway carriage environment is highlighted.


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    Title :

    Investigation into issues of passenger egress in Ladbroke Grove rail disaster


    Additional title:

    Untersuchung der Frage des Fahrgastausstieges beim Ladbroke Grove Eisenbahnunglück


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Applied Ergonomics ; 36 , 6 ; 739-748


    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 10 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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