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| Summer, 2009 |
Rail Transit Safety Newsletters |
Quarterly Rail Transit Safety
Newsletters |
| January, 2009 |
State Safety Oversight Program - Rail Transit Agency Safety Contacts |
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| January, 2009 |
State Safety Oversight Agency Primary Contacts |
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| January, 2009 |
Recommended Fire Safety Practices for Rail Transit Materials Selection Manual. |
The FTA Office of Safety and Security has teamed with the National Association of State Fire Marshals. to
update the Recommended Fire Safety Practices for Rail Transit Materials Selection Manual. The manual is comprised of research into the adequacy of existing railcar and bus fire safety standards and an investigation of potential improvements in test methods and criteria. These recommendations represent an upgrading of guidelines
- Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Recommended Fire Safety Practices for Rail Transit Materials Selection, Federal Register, Volume 49, Number 158, Tuesday, August 14, 1984
- that are currently in place. Contact Iyon Rosario for more information,
iyon.rosario@dot.gov |
| January, 2009 |
Operation Lifesaver, Toolkit on Light Rail Safety for Transit Agencies
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The FTA Office of Safety and Security has teamed up with Operation Lifesaver, Inc. to develop a toolkit on light rail safety for transit agencies. Able to be implemented as-is or customized by transit agencies, the kit includes information for adults and children, and includes posters, template speeches that your employees or advocates can deliver, activity books and cartoons for kids, and a full set of interactive activities that sneak safety education into games for kids from kindergarten to middle school. Many of the materials are bilingual (English and Spanish) and the program is now in use at light rail agencies around the country, many of whom are teaming with Operation Lifesaver's corps of trained presenters. See examples of some of the materials at www.oli.org. Contact Iyon Rosario for more information,
iyon.rosario@dot.gov |
| 2/2008 |
ROW Fatality and Trespass Reduction Workshop - April 1 & 2, 2008 |
The Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, and Caltrain
are presenting a free two-day workshop, "ROW Fatality and Trespass Reduction" on
April 1 and 2, 2008 in San Carlos, California. |
| 10/2007 |
11th Annual State Safety
Oversight Program Meeting Summary |
FTA held its 11th Annual State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program Meeting in
Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 17-20, 2007. This meeting was co-hosted by
the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Metro Transit.
Sessions at the SSO meeting included:
• Current FTA initiatives, including implementation of the Recommendations of
the 9/11 Commission;
• FTA’s upcoming rule revision in SAFETEA-LU which affects 49 CFR Part 659’s
legislation;
• Proposed responses to recommendations from the NTSB investigation into the
July 2006 derailment at the Chicago Transit Authority;
• FTA’s technical clarification letter regarding hazard management program
requirements in Part 659; and
• FTA’s SSO Audit Program. |
| 11/2006 |
Commuter Rail Safety Study |
FTA worked cooperatively with the Federal Railroad Administration to identify
frequency and causes of commuter rail accidents, direct FTA and FRA resources to
address high risk causes and to raise industry awareness in identifying and
implementing mitigation measures. |
| 10/2006 |
State Safety Oversight
(SSO) Program Annual Report for 2005
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This document presents data provided by individual State Safety Oversight
agencies and offer industry-wide analyses regarding accidents, probable causes
and impacts. |
| 09/2006 |
Rail Safety Action Plan |
FTA has prepared this plan to focus attention on those safety incidents of
greatest concern in the rail transit industry. The objectives of the report are
to target the most frequent, highest risk causes of accidents, direct oversight
and technical assistance resources, accelerate industry awareness, and spotlight
mitigation practices and activities. |
| 09/2006 |
Fatigue Management Survey
Results |
FTA conducted survey to identify and categorize fatigue management practices of
rail transit agencies and oversight agencies affected by 49 CFR Part 659. This
information was collected as part of the FTA’s response to the National
Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations. |
| 03/2006 |
Implementation
Guidelines for 49 CFR Part 659 |
The Federal Transit Administration recently amended 49 CFR Part 659, Rail Fixed
Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight. FTA's revised Rule was published in
the Federal Register on April 29, 2005. These Implementation Guidelines for 49
CFR Part 659 have been prepared to assist states and rail transit agencies in
developing compliant programs based on the revised FTA Rule. |
| 03/2006 |
Resource Toolkit for
State Oversight Agencies Implementing 49 CFR Part 659 |
To support state oversight agencies in fulfilling these requirements, FTA has
developed its Resource Toolkit for State Oversight Agencies Implementing 49 CFR
Part 659. The Resource Toolkit contains a sample "oversight agency program
standard and referenced procedures" document that can be tailored by each
affected oversight agency to develop a compliant Initial Submission.
The Resource Toolkit also includes sample program requirements that can be
adopted by the state oversight agency to support the development of compliant
System Safety Program Plans and Security Plans at rail transit agencies. A
sample "certification that the system safety program plan and the system
security plan have been developed, reviewed, and approved" is also provided, as
well as sample checklists for use by state oversight agencies in reviewing and
approving rail transit agency submissions. . |
| 08/2005 |
Regulation and Updates |
49 CFR Part 659 and Updates to
the rule. |
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Winter, 2005 |
SSO Newsletters |
State Safety Oversight
Newsletters |
| 09/1999 |
Reporting Template
Note: This document is in Microsoft Word format |
To allow for the individuality of reporting
agencies, FTA allows each agency to develop its own reporting format, including
items such as accident cause classifications. Some agencies have indicated that
they would prefer to report using a standardized form. In response, FTA has
developed this SSO Annual Reporting Template. This format is fully acceptable
for Annual Certification and will help streamline the process. |
