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. 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. 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. 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 study, Defining Colour Vision Requirements for Train Drivers, suggests adopting a new two. 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.
Colour blind drivers will be allowed to work across Britain's rail network after union bosses pushed for changes to safety regulations. 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.
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. If your color blind can you be a train driver? It depends on the severity of the color blindness and the specific job requirements. In most cases, people with mild color blindness can still become train drivers, but they may have some restrictions on the type of trains they can operate.
