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Peter M. BartekVice PresidentProtran Technology
2017 APTA Rail ConferenceTechnology and Safety in the Rail Industry.
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Newest Safety Technology for
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Track Worker Fatalities• 2017 4 + Worker Fatalities - Jan - March
• 2016 14 + Worker Fatalities
• 2015 21 + Worker Fatalities
• 2014 15 + Worker Fatalities54 Workers Killed from 2014 - 2017
124 Workers killed since 2009
On Track Equipment Collisions• 2017 – Approximately 75
• 2016 – Approximately 106
• 2015 – Approximately 182
• 2014 – Approximately 145
Most are not reported
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1. THE PROBLEM
• Track Worker Fatalities
• On Track Equipment Collisions
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• Fatigue
• Stress
• Complacency
• Communication
• Awareness
• Distraction
Key Human Factors
• 12 top preconditions to unsafe acts
Lack of knowledge
Teamwork
Lack of resources
Pressure
Lack of assertiveness
Norms
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2. THE CAUSE
• Safety Risks
• Single Point Failures
• Track Inspectors, Walkers, Lone Worker
• Adjacent Track
• Human Factors
• Dirty Dozen
• 300 +
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3. REGULATORY RESPONSE• NTSB – R-08-04
• NTSB – R-08-05
• NTSB – R-08-06
• NTSB – R-13-39
• NTSB – R-13-40
• FRA – 17-14
• CPUC – GO 175
• FRA CFR Part 214 Revisions
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Technology that adds “WARNING” AND “REDUNDANCIES”
will mitigate the 12 top preconditions to unsafe acts
What is better
Advance Warning?
OR
Redundant Signal Protection?
It depends on the Agencies Standard Operating Procedures
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Collision Avoidance
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Real Time Location Awareness
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Enhanced Employee Protection
Redundant Signal Protection
Warning and Confirmations when Working Blocks are
Applied and Removed
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Current Results
WARNING SYSTEMS RESULTS:
• ADD to Existing SOP as Secondary WARNING
• Over 6,000 Systems in Operation
• Over 8 Years of Revenue Service
• DATA Logging for Training and Investigation
=ZERO CLOSE CALLS
ZERO FATALITIES
NTSB R-08-04, R-13-39 and R-13-40
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Thank you