Developing rail safety competencies based on accident and incident investigations: Using root cause taxonomies to learn from accidents

In the knowledge age, as knowledge becomes the main determinant of organizational success, organizational safety becomes increasingly dependent on knowledge management systems. As a management process, Knowledge Management includes capturing, developing, sharing and effectively using organizational knowledge. For organizational effectiveness; approaches of knowledge management, systems of organizational memory and organizational learning systems interact with each other. In this study; we examine Accident and Incident Investigation Approaches and the concept of Safety Management in terms of “Organizational Safety Strategies”, “Competencies for Organizational Safety” and “Knowledge Management Systems”, in light of extant research.