Safety
AASHTO Internal External Conference
FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, provided an overview of FTA’s Oversight Review process, top SMR/Combined findings and available resources to help transit agencies.
APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an overview of FTA regulatory updates, shared key deadlines for the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection final rule and highlighted FTA's Trespassing Prevention Safety Campaign....
CTAA Small Urban Network Conference
FTA's Director of Program Oversight Hope Jensen provides an overview of program oversight, Triennial Review preparation, FY22-24 top 10 small urban recipient findings, overall tips for compliance and information on what to do if there is a finding.
Two-Hour Safety Event Notification Guide
The FTA’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) regulation establishes definitions and minimum notification thresholds for safety events. The SSO final rule defines a “safety event” and requires a rail transit agency (RTA) to notify its State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) and the FTA within two hours of...
APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar
FTA’s Teona Edwards, Deputy Associate Administrator for Transit Safety, provided an overview of safety trends, the Public Transportation Safety Certification Program and safety data reporting.
APTA Rail 2025
Saturday, June 28 Security and Emergency Management Roundtable Grade Crossing Safety, Trespassing & Suicide Prevention Workshop Sunday, June 29 Rail Safety Committee and Commuter Rail Safety & Security Subcommittee Meeting...Rail Safety Committee and Commuter Rail Safety & Security Subcommittee Meeting
FTA’s Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, Joe DeLorenzo, provided an overview of the state of rail safety, rail grade crossing safety, line overruns, rail transit worker protection and FTA's General Directive analysis to the Rail Safety...
Transit Worker Assaults: The Federal & Transit Agency Perspectives
FTA’s Office of System Safety, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief, Jeremy Furrer, provided an overview on responses to the General Directive 24-1 and the required actions regarding assaults on transit workers.