Abstract
The Federal Railroad Administration initiated research to collect data on remote control technology used in railroad yard-switching operations. This data will be used to conduct a risk assessment comparing conventional yard-switching operations with remote-control switching operations. A Hierarchical Task Analysis was chosen as the method to collect and organize the data for the risk assessment. Traditional task analyses are designed to record individual performance rather than teams working together to complete a task. The Hierarchical Task Analysis was modified to capture communication and coordination of team performance. The methods of developing the Hierarchical Task Analysis for Teams and data collection procedures are described, and an example of the results of the Hierarchical Task Analysis for Teams is presented and discussed.
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