@article {Ryan:2018:0014-0139:1433,
title = "Collecting evidence from distributed sources to evaluate railway suicide and trespass prevention measures",
journal = "Ergonomics",
parent_itemid = "infobike://tandf/terg",
publishercode ="tandf",
year = "2018",
volume = "61",
number = "11",
publication date ="2018-11-02T00:00:00",
pages = "1433-1453",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0014-0139",
eissn = "1366-5847",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/terg/2018/00000061/00000011/art00001",
doi = "doi:10.1080/00140139.2018.1485970",
keyword = "experts and consensus methods, suicide, Rail fatalities, evaluation, trespass, prevention",
author = "Ryan, Brendan and Ryan, Brendan and Kallberg, Veli-Pekka and Kallberg, Veli-Pekka and R\aadbo, Helena and R\aadbo, Helena and Hav{\^a}rneanu, Grigore M. and Hav{\^a}rneanu, Grigore M. and Silla, Anne and Silla, Anne and Lukaschek, Karoline and Lukaschek, Karoline and Burkhardt, Jean-Marie and Burkhardt, Jean-Marie and Bruyelle, Jean-Luc and Bruyelle, Jean-Luc and El-Koursi, El-Miloudi and El-Koursi, El-Miloudi and Beurskens, Eric and Beurskens, Eric and Hedqvist, Maria and Hedqvist, Maria",
abstract = "It can be difficult to select from available safety preventative measures, especially where there is limited evidence of effectiveness in different contexts. This paper describes application of a method to identify and evaluate wide-ranging preventative measures for rail suicide and
trespass fatalities. Evidence from literature and industry sources was collated and reviewed in a two stage process to achieve consensus among experts on the likely effects of the measures and factors influencing their implementation. Multiple evaluation criteria were used to examine the measures
from different perspectives. Fencing, awareness campaigns and different types of organisational initiatives were recommended for further testing. This is the first time evidence has been collected internationally across such a range of preventative measures. Commentary is provided on using
this type of approach to select safety measures from a pool of prevention options, including how re-framing the scope of the exercise could identify alternative options for prevention.
Practitioner summary: The findings give insight to how different measures work in different ways
and how industry can consider this in strategic initiatives. The method could be used in future studies with different frames of reference (e.g. different timescales, level of ambition and safety context e.g. railway crossings or highway fatalities).
Abbreviation: RESTRAIL: REduction
of Suicides and Trespasses on RAILway property",
}