Title of article :
Human Error Control in Railways
Author/Authors :
Kumar, Amit National Institute of Technology - Mechanical Engineering Department, India , Sinha, P.K. National Institute of Technology - Mechanical Engineering Department, India
Abstract :
Humans are the weakest link in any embedded system. Failure rates for humans as system components are several orders of magnitude higher than other parts of the system. Railway operation system requires involvement of a large number of persons. This results in more human errors and hence disastrous consequences. The paper presents general theory of human errors; and stresses the need to adopt optimization in railway operations to the maximum possible extent; and to develop a continuous monitoring system for physical and psychological status of the workers.
Keywords :
Human error , Railways , Railway Operational System , Attention Subsystem , Automatic Subsystem , Schemata , Absolute Block System
Journal title :
Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Journal title :
Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
