Colour Blind Train Driver
New research from the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) will help more people with colour vision deficiency (colour blindness) work in safety-critical railway roles, such as train driving. Train drivers with colour blindness are very rare, mainly due to the use of coloured signals across most railway systems. However, you can become a Tube train driver! An initiative between the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and train drivers' union ASLEF is enabling more people with colour blindness to work as train drivers Being able to see and distinguish colours is, naturally, an important requirement for safety-critical roles on the railway, with the 'Ishihara test' commonly used to check for colour vision deficiency.
The test works by. You are less likely to be for Category 1 and 2 work if you have a known color vision deficiency ("Colour blind"). Train drivers require normal colour vision and other Category 1 and 2 positions require good, but not necessarily perfect/normal colour vision.
COLOR VISION Test for Railway ALP, Technician & Group- D, Color ...
New research from the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) will help more people with colour vision deficiency (colour blindness) work in safety critical railway roles, such as train driving. Being able to see and distinguish colours is an important requirement for safety-critical roles on the railway, with the Ishihara test commonly used to check for colour vision deficiency. The Ishihara.
The study, Defining Colour Vision Requirements for Train Drivers, suggests adopting a new two. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) have announced a new two-step approach when assessing colour vision deficiency (colour blindness) Until now, the commonly used Ishihara test has been used to assess train drivers and other safety. UK: More people with colour blindness will be able to work in safety critical railway roles such as train driving as a result of research undertaken by the Rail Safety & Standards Board at the request of drivers' union ASLEF.
Train driver psychometric assessment standard updated | Rail Business ...
Colour blind drivers will be allowed to work across Britain's rail network after union bosses pushed for changes to safety regulations. The new protocol would also result in a three-fold reduction in the severity of colour vision loss among those who pass the test, but still have a colour vision deficiency. As coloured lights are important for the safe operation of railways, train drivers are required to pass a colour vision test.
