Abstract
SINTEF is carrying out a study of safety culture at interfaces for the International Union of Railways (UIC). The study consists of :• WP1 - A review of existing knowledge applicable to safety culture at interfaces, (documented in this report)• WP2 - The development of a method for managing cultural interfaces and• WP3 - Piloting of the method in three railway undertakings.The scope of this review, the result from Work Package 1 (WP-1) is to identify i) relevant research work, ii) carry out a survey of other industries (e.g. aviation, maritime, offshore) and iii) identify academic institutions that are addressing safety culture.The key findings, in this report, regarding existing knowledge that could be applied to the issue of safety culture at interfaces in the railway industry are:• Little systematic research has been done and many unproven models and theories exists• Safety challenges at interfaces are an important area• Safety culture could be improved, and development and implementation of good methodologies is possible• UIC could play a key role in improving safety culture at interfaces