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Short Line Safety Institute: Testing the Fidelity of Its Robust Model

Document Series
Research Results
Author
Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
RR 23-18
Office
RDI-24
Subject Human Factors
Keywords
freight railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, state of rail industry
Document
SLSI Fidelity RR.pdf (324.66 KB)

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is dedicated to the continuous improvement of safety and safety culture across all short line and regional railroads in the United States. Strengthening a railroad’s safety culture may result in less frequent or severe accidents and create a safer working environment. SLSI defines safety culture as the shared values, actions, and behaviors that demonstrate a commitment to safety over competing goals and demands, based on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Safety Council’s safety culture definition (Morrow & Coplen, 2017). SLSI conducted a study to assess the fidelity of its Safety Culture Assessment (SCA) model. This report summarizes findings from this study and discusses areas for enhancement of the assessment process.


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Last updated: Friday, September 15, 2023