Citation

Havârneanu GM, Burkhardt JM, Silla A. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2017; 24(4): 469-486.

Affiliation

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. , Espoo , Finland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17457300.2016.1232275

PMID

27728989

Abstract

Suicides and trespassing accidents result in more than 3800 fatalities in Europe, representing 88% of all fatalities occurring within the EU railway system. This paper presents a problem-solving model, which consists of a multistep approach structuring the analysis of a suicide or trespass-related problem on the railways. First, we present the method used to design, evaluate and improve the problem-solving model. Then we describe the model in detail: it comprises six steps with several subsequent actions, and each action is approached through a checklist of prompting questions and possible answers. At the end, we discuss the added value of this model for decision makers and its usability in the selection of optimal prevention measures.

Language: en