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Document ID (ISN)77501
CIS number 01-1409
ISBN(s) 0-7176-1931-1
Year 2001
Convention or series no. HSE Contract Research Report CRR 315/2001
Author(s) Burton T., Chilton S., Covey J., Gilbert H., Pidgeon N., Jones-Lee M., Loomes G., Robinson A., Twist J., Spencer A.
Health and Safety Executive
Title Valuation of benefits of health and safety control: Follow-up study
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2001. iv, 51p. Illus. 16 ref. Price: GBP 10.00.
Internet access http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/content/misc/evaluat2.pdf [in English]
Abstract The Ladbroke Grove rail accident of 1999 involving 29 fatalities prompted the Health and Safety Executive to commission this study on the effect of this tragedy on the public's perceptions of rail hazards, and how this might influence their choices for safety prioritization. 150 persons selected in the London commuter belt were interviewed and provided with questionnaires on the importance of rail safety compared to other hazards. The main observation was a clear and statistically significant upward shift in the priority given to rail safety compared to the results of a 1998 study on the perception of hazards from roads, railways, domestic fires and fires in public places. The complete findings of the follow-up study of this accident (CRR 273/2000) were abstracted as CIS 00-1303.
Descriptors (primary) national organization; United Kingdom; safety programmes; major hazards; rail transport
Descriptors (secondary) safety consciousness; public OSH institutions; safety planning; human behaviour; questionnaire survey; report
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Generalities
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Major hazards
Rail transportation
Safety programmes