THE HUMAN FACTOR IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE CAUSES OF TRAIN SAFETY BREACH
The article discusses the events of the violation of the safety of train traffic in the transportation economy for 2017-2021 and accidents on railway transport that occurred in 2021. It is noted that most of the security violations represent a group of two events: a violation of the technology of the sorting slide and the lack of control over the movement of the release. It is stated that the group of reasons established during the investigation of traffic safety violations on the railway transport infrastructure with a specific gravity level of more than 90% also includes two types of violations: in the technology of shunting work and in the current maintenance of the track; thus, a large number of events occur for a relatively small number of reasons having common origins. Based on the analysis of the causes of violations and the conducted survey of employees, a conclusion is made about the significant influence of the human factor, manifested in erroneous actions of employees due to misunderstanding or inability to perform duties properly. It is noted that staff training should be carried out taking into account the educational level and experience of employees. A number of measures are proposed to improve the safety culture, technological discipline, as well as technical improvements aimed at preventing emergencies.