Online Application for Evaluating Signaller Workload

Lucid developed ODEC – an online workload application on behalf of Network Rail’s Ergonomics team. The Operational Demand Evaluation Checklist – ODEC – is part of a suite of tools designed to provide an understanding of signallers’ workload. The model takes into account both static and variable characteristics of a signaller’s workplace and provides a systematic process to evaluate them within a particular workstation. The on-line application provides central storage of all data entered into the tool, access to all users of the tool to the previously assessed workstations, and advanced reporting. The application also includes a user guide to the tool.