| Title | Canadian Pacific Railway mechanical services' 5-Alive safety program shows promise in reducing injuries. |
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| Record ID | 42844 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Coplen, Michael K.; Lee, Mary T. |
| Source | 4p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20060900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Human Factors Research and Development (R&D) Program is sponsoring an Alternative Safety Measures Program to explore alternative methods for evaluating whether safety programs improve safety outcomes and the underlying safety culture, and to conduct implementation and impact evaluations of promising safety programs in the railroad industry. The Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) are interested in learning more about the effectiveness of their safety programs and have provided data for this evaluation. Early findings from this evaluation, scheduled to continue into 2008, suggest that the 5-Alive safety program at CPR has lowered injury rates, and many employees consider it helpful. The 5-Alive program in CPR Mechanical Services focuses on increasing awareness of and compliance with certain safety rules, which, when violated, have the potential to lead to fatalities and serious injuries. CPR’s 5-Alive program is a component of the Mechanical Services Department's overall safety program. Since 5-Alive was implemented in late 2002, the average monthly FRA-reportable injury rate for all Mechanical Services employees in Canada dropped, and an upward trend in non-FRA-reportable injury rates for the same group of employees leveled off. In interviews and focus groups with CPR management and non-management employees in three Canadian locations, 5-Alive was frequently mentioned as a program that had impacted safety. While some people felt that penalties for violating 5-Alive rules were too harsh and that factors outside 5-Alive rules had a stronger impact on injuries, many felt that 5-Alive practices led to fewer injuries at the railroad. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9469 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9469 |
| TRT Terms | Cultural factors; Awareness; Compliance; Safety programs; Safety management; Interviewing; Focus groups; Evaluation and assessment; Injury rates; Human factors |
| General Subjects | Safety measurement; Safety rules; Safety culture; Lessons learned; Alternative Safety Measures Program; Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW); Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
Canada |
| Report Number | RR 06-14 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/42000/42800/42844/rr0614.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |