Shaping the Safety Culture in Rail Transport by Creating and Implementing Digital Solutions

Abstract

AbstractPurpose: The aim of the chapter is to present key assumptions for shaping the safety culture in rail transport by creating and implementing digital solutions.Design/Methodology/Approach: The methodology for this chapter is a critical literature review, with theoretical and practical reflections aiming to identify aspects that are responsible for shaping a new approach to the safety culture of digitalized railways.Findings: This chapter identifies the place and role of the safety culture of railway enterprises which undergo digital transformation.Research limitations/Implications: The limitations of the analytical and evaluation study result from the difficulties in determining issues which are most important when it comes to fully explaining the determinants of shaping safety culture, set against the background of the determinants of the digitalization of the processes of rail transport functioning.Practical implications: The practical nature of the content described was focused on critical analysis and examples and on indicating the assumptions for the model of shaping safety culture through the digital transformation of the functioning of railway enterprises in terms of person-to-person, person-to-machine, and machine-to-machine relationships.Originality/Value: The originality of the chapter lies in the model of shaping safety culture vis-à-vis the interfaces of railway system operators and the growing role of automation and robotization of processes. The original value also comes from the justification of the premise that safety is a social factor and is crucial for the creation of the sustainable business models of railway enterprises.