SIGNAL+DRAHT | Issue 09/2023
Risk assessment of the entrapment between platform screen doors and the train
The interface between the platform screen doors, the vehicles and the infrastructure must ensure the conflicting safety objectives of maintaining the clearance profile and at the same time preventing the entrapment of people between the platform screen doors and the vehicle. Based on experience from the assessment of various applications of automated existing systems and new buildings, this interface is often initially considered incompletely and, in particular, the entrapment of persons is addressed too late....