The project started with WP1 which was completed with the following achievements:
- The identification and analysis of regional disparities in Europe and beyond.
- The analysis of the various railway accident databases.
- The definition of needs and requirements of Infrastructure Managers.
Based on the results of WP1, WP2 developed the following outputs
- The state of the art of LC safety analysis with the identification of key safety indicators concerning human errors and violations.
- The Human Factors Assessment Tool.
-the evaluation of a series of human-centered low-cost countermeasures.
In parallel, WP3 has developed technological solutions to improve safety at level crossings through sharing information between rail and road stakeholders and giving warnings to trains or vehicles approaching.
The developments planned in WP3 were completed with the following results:
- Development of a risk evaluation system.
- Development of a smart detection system
- Deployment of vibration sensors as part of the monitoring of LC infrastructure.
- integration of the detection technologies with communication systems to share information on LC status with road drivers, train driver or control rooms.
WP4 started with the description of each test site including the layout and capabilities as well as the safety measures, data and indicators to be tested and collected from each one of them. 17 measures were piloted and then evaluated according the defined methodology.
WP5 which main achievements were to perform a cost benefit analysis and provide final recommendations. First a general cost-benefit analysis approach was developed. Based on this, a holistic business model has been developed, tested, taking into account the evaluation of the safety solutions piloted within the SAFER-LC project. This work led to the identification of the best solutions for deployment and proposed the Business Model with an organisational structure for the solutions developed.
In addition, the communication standards used in the SAFER-LC tests have been listed and recommendations have then been given for future deployment in rail and road in order to improve the safety at LCs. Recommendations targeting National Policy makers was also developed.
In the framework of WP6, regular dissemination actions have been performed with among others, articles in UIC electronic newsletter, presentation of the project in several events, organisation of 4 workshops and 2 conferences. Finally, the SAFER-LC toolbox gathering all results has been developed, tested and evaluated by the partners and external experts.
All the developments were done in compliance with the ethics requirements set out in WP8.
