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FTA's Valerie Beck, Safety Assurance and Risk Management Division Chief facilitated an in-person public listening session to allow interested persons to present comments, views and relevant research on transit worker hours of service and fatigue risk management programs.
Data from the National Transit Database shows that bus-to-person collisions remain a top safety concern accounting for 15 percent of fatalities from 2008 to 2021. FTA issued Safety Advisory 23-1 on September 19, 2023, recommending transit agencies that provide bus service consider mitigations...
This webinar provided participants with ways their agency can use their Agency Safety Plan (ASP) reviews and updates to advance their Safety Management System (SMS). Transit leaders shared their agencies' experiences and lessons learned. Audience members were invited to join the conversation by...
Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of the current transit safety landscape, including an update on current safety rulemaking activities and ways to engage with FTA.
FTA hosted a webinar to discuss transit rail grade crossing safety from both operational and public education and outreach perspectives. FTA provided an overview and the Center for Urban Transportation Research and MxV Rail highlighted research on engineering aspects related to rail grade...
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of bus transit safety, bus-to-person collisions, transit worker assault, cybersecurity resources, and FTA safety regulatory activities.
Presentation from the Risk-Based Inspection Program Categories 4-6 Webinar.
Office of Program Oversight Director Hope Jensen, Compliance Division Chief Gian Marshall and Performance and Quality Assurance Division Chief David Schilling provided an overview on FTA oversight reviews and the Oversight Tracking System (OTrak).
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of crashworthiness standards and the upcoming 2023 FTA Joint State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Hybrid Workshop.