Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2011, 13(2):78-82 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2011.2.78-82

Assessment and Management of Level Crossing Risks

Iva Zitnikova1, Lenka Malerova1, Rene Pribyl1, Michal Schwarz1, Ales Bernatik1, Lenka Kopecka1
1 Department of Safety Management, Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

The goal of the project "Assessment and Management of Level Crossing Risks" was to make a comprehensive analysis of safety of level crossings in the Moravian-Silesian Region. The project is divided into several phases including technical and legislative aspects as well as issues of human factor affecting the occurrence of incidents related to level crossings. In individual chapters, results of questionnaire survey concerning the given problems are processed, the analysis of level crossing risks is made and measures to reduce the risks associated with level crossing traffic are proposed.

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Published: June 30, 2011  Show citation

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Zitnikova, I., Malerova, L., Pribyl, R., Schwarz, M., Bernatik, A., & Kopecka, L. (2011). Assessment and Management of Level Crossing Risks. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina13(2), 78-82. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2011.2.78-82
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