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Transit Safety & Oversight (TSO)

Now Available: Responses to General Directive 24-1

FTA published Responses to General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers.

FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights Responses to General Directive 24-1, SMS Virtual Workshops and the 2025 FTA Joint SSO and RTA Workshop.

Overview

FTA administers a national transit safety program and compliance oversight process to advance safe and reliable transit service throughout the United States. The Office of Transit Safety and Oversight helps to increase transit safety through:

  • Policy development
  • Hazard investigation
  • Data collection
  • Risk analysis
  • Oversight programs
  • Information sharing

What's New

2025 FTA Joint SSO and RTA Workshop

Registration is open for the 2025 Joint State Safety Oversight (SSO) and Rail Transit Agency (RTA) Workshop in Arlington, Virginia, May 6-8, 2025. 

  • Tuesday, May 6: In-person for FTA and State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) only; no sessions for RTAs.
  • Wednesday, May 7: In-person for both SSOAs and RTAs.
  • Thursday, May 8: In-person for both SSOAs and RTAs.

Please register for the workshop to receive hotel (Hyatt Regency) and more information.

Responses to General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers

On January 16, 2025, FTA published Responses to General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers. FTA's initial analysis of agency responses shows more than two-thirds of transit agencies determined that safety risk mitigations are necessary to reduce the risk of assaults on transit workers, and these agencies are working to roll out a variety of mitigation measures.

Safety Advisory 24-2: Street Running Rail Vehicle Collisions

Safety Advisory 24-2 aims to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by street-running rail vehicle collisions. With this safety advisory, FTA is asking state safety oversight agencies (SSOA) to direct the rail transit agencies (RTA) in their jurisdictions to analyze the risk of street-running rail collisions in their systems. SSOAs are the state-level organizations responsible for direct safety oversight of RTAs. 

Procurement 101 e-Learning Course

This e-learning course will help grant recipients ensure their procurements are compliant with federal, state, and local procurement rules and regulations. This training will also prepare recipients for FTA audits, particularly Triennials, State Management Reviews, and Procurement System Reviews (PSR).

During a review, procurement practices are evaluated to determine compliance with federal regulations, FTA policies, and other established guidance. Procurement is one of the 23 review areas with the highest rates of findings. The primary objective of this training is to increase recipients' understanding of the requirements of procurement.

Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Final Rule 

On October 31, FTA published its first standards-based safety regulation. The Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection regulation includes minimum standards to improve safety for transit workers who work on or around the tracks. FTA hosted a webinar on November 19 to provide more information about the RWP regulation.