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PTASP TAC Biweekly Update: Week of November 11, 2019

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will provide biweekly updates on PTASP activities administered through the TAC to support in the development and review of Agency Safety Plans. Read this week’s updates for information on recent PTASP webinars...

PTASP TAC Biweekly Update: Week of October 28, 2019

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will provide biweekly updates on PTASP activities administered through the TAC to support in the development and review of Agency Safety Plans. Read this week’s updates for information on recent PTASP webinars...

TSO Spotlight October 2019 Issue

This issue includes a feature article on the launch of the Technical Assistance Center for Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) implementation. In addition, there are articles on upcoming State Safety Oversight Reporting Tool training and Oversight Tracking System (OTrak) virtual...

TSO Spotlight September 2019 Issue

This issue includes articles on understanding the Safety Assurance requirements in Agency Safety Plans and newly available Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) resources. In addition, there is a new “Data Spotlight” feature with a focus on rail transit worker fatalities and injuries...

FTA Drug and Alcohol Newsletter September 2019 Issue 67

The September 2019 issue of the FTA Drug & Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter includes:

FMCSA CDL Drug and Alcohol ClearinghousePost Accident Testing: FTA vs. FMCSAStep 3 of the ATF: Common ErrorsFlaws in Alcohol Testing when Using an EBT

TSO Spotlight August 2019 Issue

This issue includes articles on developing an Employee Safety Reporting Program for Agency Safety Plans and lessons learned from the Chicago Transit Authority’s Safety Risk Management Pilot. It also includes a summary of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Bus Workshops held this summer...

TSO Spotlight July 2019 Issue

This issue includes FTA’s recently published Dear Colleague letter on the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) compliance deadline and a feature article on Safety Risk Management requirements for Agency Safety Plans. It also includes information on the Joint State Safety Oversight (...

TSO Spotlight June 2019 Issue

This issue includes a feature article on understanding Safety Management Policy and Promotion requirements in Agency Safety Plans. It also includes:

FTA’s upcoming Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Bus Workshops and State Safety Oversight reporting tool pilot testingFTA’s...

TSO Spotlight May 2019 Issue

This issue includes a feature article on developing a Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) with service contractors and other external service providers and information on upcoming State Safety Oversight (SSO) Reporting Tool Enhancements. It also includes several announcements...

TSO Spotlight April 2019 Issue

The April 2019 issue of the Federal Transit Administration’s monthly newsletter includes information on FTA’s $4 million Human Trafficking Awareness and Public Safety initiative; availability of a Safety Bulletin on between-car barriers; upcoming enhancements to FTA’s program oversight tool; a...