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FTA recently issued the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Final Rule, which includes minimum safety standards to prevent safety events for transit workers who work on or around the tracks. This webinar provided an overview of the final rule and presenters addressed questions as time...
FTA is publishing a final rule for State Safety Oversight (SSO). This final rule implements new requirements of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)), removes outdated references, and simplifies notification requirements.
FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights the recent State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection final publications, an introduction to new TRACS member Joe D'Elia, and a preview of the Drug & Alcohol September 2024 newsletter.
This webinar provided an overview of FTA's updates to the State Safety Oversight rule. The updates to the final rule implement Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requirements, remove outdated references, clarify existing...
The webinar provided participants with an opportunity to hear from transit agencies on best practices and learn about the USDOT’s cyber initiatives, followed by a Q&A session. Panelists included representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation, FTA’s Office of System...
The Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) regulation establishes minimum standards to ensure the safe operation of public transportation systems and prevent injuries and fatalities for transit workers. Rail transit agencies nationwide are required to create programs and processes that...
Meeting minutes from the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) June 2024 Meeting.
Technical Service Bulletin issued in April 2024 by Phoenix Motorcars with a software update for the 800vRRs Vehicle and Body Software to reduce the radiator fan current draw to 80%. Additionally fix a bug to properly route ESM faults away from the coolant light icon.
This webinar reviewed FTA's recently issued General Directive 24-1 on required actions to protect the nation's frontline transit workers from assaults. As described in the directive, transit agencies subject to FTA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation must conduct a...