Željeznice 21, Vol. 15 No. 3, 2016.
Review article
RESTRAIL PROJECT – PREVENTING TRESPASSING, MOVEMENT AND LOITERING ON RAILWY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUICIDES ON THE RAILWAY LINE
Helena Luketić
orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-9863
; HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o.
Abstract
International Union of railways (UIC) has published a practical guide on How to prevent suicide, trespass on the railways, and mitigate the consequence for railways. The Guide has carried out a part of the recommendations and measures within the name of RESTRAIL Project. In Republic of Croatia, there are numerous laws and Regulations on how to behave at certain railway locations and how to conduct railway transport. However, due to enlarged number of accident it is necessary to participate more actively on preventing accident to occur. With this purpose, RESTRAIL offers range of prevention and mitigation measures as well as a plan to abate the consequences of railway suicide and trespass. Aim is to awake citizens and railway employees’ awareness as well as to take railway transport to higher level.
Keywords
suicide; trespass; mitigate the consequence; measures
Hrčak ID:
168363
URI
Publication date:
30.9.2016.
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