title: Investigation into issues of passenger egress in Ladbroke Grove rail disaster.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of findings from the Health and Safety Laboratory investigation into human factors issues surrounding passenger escape and evacuation in the Ladbroke Grove train crash (1999). Drawing upon a range of contextual information the investigation focused upon identifying barriers and delays to evacuation following the incident. Findings highlight a number of important design shortcomings, as well as scope for the enhancement of both passive and active communication systems. The need to take account of passengers' mental models, intuitions and situation awareness when designing communication systems and emergency egress equipment for the railway carriage environment is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Human Factors, Group Health and Safety Laboratory, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weyman
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Hara
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D003142:Communication; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D011890:Railroads; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom