Abstract
In order to examine the impact of economic deregulation on safety in the railroad industry, the existing literature provides a good starting point. Nevertheless, it leaves several questions unanswered. In particular, studies to date do not adequately address issues related to the impact of deregulation and the subsequent industry restructuring on human performance factors, such as:
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How the environment for reporting safety problems may have changed following deregulation.
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The effect of employment cuts on workloads, and the role of technology as a mitigating factor.
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The severity of the problems related to fatigue.
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Whether deregulation led to changes in morale and/or labor turnover.
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The impact deregulation had on the level and quality of training.
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Safety issues related to the use of contractor services.
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The impact of corporate mergers on safety.
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Bier, V., Joosten, J., Glyer, D., Tracey, J., Welsh, M. (2003). Rail Industry Interviews. In: Effects of Deregulation on Safety. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0259-3_5
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