From: Andy Reynolds (andy.reynolds(at)risktec.co.uk)
Date: Fri 22 Nov 2002 - 12:21:45 GMT
Chris, I would be interested to know of those railway incidents which have potentially attributed 'distraction by the cab radio' as a contributory factor. Please don't go to great lengths to search anything out, but if you do have something immediately to hand, your assistance would be very much appreciated. Many Thanks -- Andy Reynolds > -----Original Message----- > From: safety-critical-request(at)cs.york.ac.uk > [mailto:safety-critical-request(at)cs.york.ac.uk] On Behalf Of > johnson(at)dcs.gla.ac.uk > Sent: 19 November 2002 09:07 > To: safety-critical(at)cs.york.ac.uk > Subject: RE: [sc] Are four eyes better than two? > > It all depends on the behaviour and training of the > individuals involved. > Additional operatrs are a source of distraction. There are > also important > differences between individual and team based decision making (eg > risky shift etc). > > The best place to start looking would be at the CRM > literature (although > there's a lack of independent data on the utility of these > techniques). > There have been several rail collisions where it is likely > that drivers > were distracted by their colleagues on-board or by cab-based radio > systems. Of course, the same has occured in aviation - > hence the need > for CRM. Check out: