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Issue 78 of the FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter is now available. Please share the newsletter with colleagues and send comments to FTA.DAMIS@dot.gov.
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DOT Publishes Final Rule Conference Success in San Diego FTA Post-...FTA's April 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights FTA's participation at the Lifesavers Conference, provides a recap of FTA's 16th Annual Drug and Alcohol Conference and introduces a member of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety.
On December 29, 2022, the Census Bureau published a Federal Register Notice announcing urban areas based on the 2020 Census. If the UZA(s) an agency serves changes size, this may affect its PTASP requirements. Most of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes to the PTASP requirements apply to...
FTA's March 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter discusses how transit agencies can help prevent human trafficking, introduces a member of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety and highlights the National Roadway Safety Strategy Call to Action Campaign.
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation (49 CFR part 673) states that each transit agency must establish activities to "conduct investigation of safety events to identify causal factors." This article examines what causal factors are and their role in an agency's...
This fourth article of the ESRP series explores how an agency can use ESRP series explores how an agency can use ESRP data to identify a safety concern. This article was originally published in the January 2023 issue of the Transit Safety & Oversight Spotlight newsletter.
FTA's February 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter recaps the first Transit Advisory Committee for Safety's meeting, shares resources from recent FTA webinars and includes a feature article on causal factors in safety investigations.
FTA's January 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights FTA's human trafficking prevention efforts, how to use Employee Safety Reporting Program data, and FTA participation at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting.
As you establish the procedures for your program, it is important to encourage participation by addressing organizational, working environment, or individual barriers that could deter workers from reporting. This article was originally published in the December 2022 issue of the Transit Safety...
FTA's December 2022 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights FTA's recent participation at industry events, the Employee Safety Reporting Program and Transit Advisory Committee for Safety's new members.