| A train accident can be very serious and fatal. Such | | | | some of the train accidents that occurred in the past |
| accidents are usually as a result of varieties of human | | | | were as a direct cause of intoxication and drug abuse |
| or mechanical factors. Both factors can also work in | | | | by some of the rail road employees who were |
| tandem to cause a serious train accident. Most of the | | | | assigned to man trains whilst under the influence of |
| administrators of rail roads concur that majority of the | | | | these drugs. However, in the recent past, the norm is |
| mechanical failures that may cause a train accident | | | | to carry out drug testing after each train accident. This |
| are usually results of a deferment in the maintenance | | | | has substantially reduced the number of such |
| of the train and rail road. | | | | accidents. |
| A number of rail road companies do not invest enough | | | | Thirdly, rail road crew members are also subject to |
| money in the maintenance of their machines and the | | | | human error. This may sometimes lead to a train |
| pathways they use. The engines are also ignored. All | | | | accident. Most of the times, these employees are very |
| this happens in a bid to eke out even greater returns in | | | | highly trained and specialized in their field. They also |
| terms of profits from their often lofty investments. The | | | | tend to be very experienced before they can be |
| companies are known to postpone and even reduce | | | | allocated trains to man. However, human is to error |
| the maintenance to the rolling tracks and stock. In fact, | | | | and thus train accidents become totally unavoidable. |
| the number of workers employed to perform | | | | Mostly, these errors are as a direct consequence of |
| maintenance tasks has dwindled drastically in the past | | | | fatigue. Rail road management bodies are therefore |
| few years. | | | | urged to employ more crew members to ensure that |
| On the other hand, most of the human factors that are | | | | their current employees do not get overworked |
| commonly known to lead to any train accident revolve | | | | leading to the despicable accidents. |
| around three main precincts. The first involves | | | | However, we cannot put all the blame on the people |
| problems with the health of the members of the train | | | | running the trains and railways. Clients and passengers |
| crews. If ailing crew members are forced to work | | | | are also to blame in some circumstances. This means |
| (such as by being denied sick leaves), the result could | | | | that they have some responsibilities in preventing train |
| be catastrophic since ill members of the crew cannot | | | | accidents. |
| be expected to fully perform their duties in an | | | | In conclusion, trains should be given an allowance to |
| effective and timely manner. | | | | pass for example at intersections between railways |
| The second human factor revolves around the issue | | | | and roads. This is because it is harder for a train to |
| of substance abuse. Members of train crews are | | | | stop that it is for an automobile. Also, passengers |
| human beings, and as such are subject to a number of | | | | should be very cooperative to enable train workers |
| temptations and addictions. It has been revealed that | | | | concentrate better in their job. |