| Title | Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C³RS) Lessons Learned Evaluation – Final Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 65943 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ranney, Joyce M.; Davey, Melinda; Morell, Jonathan; Zuschlag, Michael; Kidda, Starr |
| Source | 219 p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20190201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) established the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C³RS) program through which “close calls” can be reported confidentially and addressed by Peer Review Teams (PRT) containing representatives from labor, management, and FRA. Close call programs have shown to work in other industries, but their effectiveness in the railroad industry was an open question. To address this question, FRA implemented a rigorous lessons learned evaluation over a 12 year duration across four demonstration pilot sites. The C³RS evaluation is designed to answer three major questions: (1) What conditions are necessary to implement C³RS as planned in a demonstration? (2) What is the impact of C³RS on safety and safety culture? (3) What factors help to sustain C³RS long-term, beyond the demonstration? This report describes the final answers to the evaluation questions. In summary, implementing C³RS as planned is possible within transportation departments in the railroad industry. Bottom-line impacts were achieved in the presence of C³RS in areas such as reduced derailments (3 sites), injuries (1 site), discipline hearings (two sites) and improved safety culture (4 sites). C³RS can be sustainable in railroad transportation when enlisting the support of local labor, management, national labor, and FRA. |
| Rosap ID | dot:38825 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38825 |
| TRT Terms | Safety culture; Railroad safety; Employee participation; Passenger trains; Freight trains; Human factors; Demonstration projects |
| General Subjects | Confidential Close Call Reporting System; Close calls; Lessons learned |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1696591 |
| Contract Number | RR24A2-PY430; RR24A2-QY430 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-19/01 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65900/65943/DOT-FRA-ORD-19-01_20190326.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |