A pilot examination of a joint railroad management-labor approach to root cause analysis of accidents, incidents, and close calls in a diesel and car repair shop environment

A yearlong pilot investigation was conducted with the objective to evaluate the adequacy and utility of a joint railroad management-labour root-cause analysis (RCA) process. This investigated the feasibility and practicality of a joint railroad management-labour approach to root-cause-analysis (RCA) of accidents and near-misses in a diesel and car repair shop.