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PTASP Bus Workshop Participant Guide

This is the electronic version of the 2020 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Workshop Participant Guide from FTA's PTASP workshops. Version 5 of this guide contains updates to the Safety Performance Measures section (p. 8).  This online version includes appendices with links...

Sample Safety Risk Assessment Matrices for Rail Transit Agencies

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) prepared this guide to assist your rail transit agency in establishing a safety risk assessment matrix appropriate for the size and complexity of your operations. Choosing to adopt such a matrix may help your agency implement the Safety Risk Management...

RTA and SSOA PTASP Review Checklist

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is providing the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) and State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) to assist with the development of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (ASP) for rail transit modes....

Guide to the Sample Safety Risk Register for Rail Transit Agencies

FTA developed a Sample Safety Risk Register in Microsoft Excel to help transit agencies explore the benefits of this tool. This register is illustrative only; each transit agency may determine the tool or method that best suits its SMS documentation and tracking needs.

Potential Sources of Hazard Information for Bus Transit Operations

This document is designed to help transit agencies identify potential sources of hazards for analysis through the Safety Risk Management (SRM) process. SRM works within agency Safety Management Systems (SMS) to help  assess and mitigate safety risk.

FTA defines a hazard in...

Guide to the Sample Safety Risk Register for Bus Transit Agencies

FTA developed a Sample Safety Risk Register in Microsoft Excel to help transit agencies explore the benefits of this tool. This register is illustrative only; each transit agency may determine the tool or method that best suits its SMS documentation and tracking needs.

Introduction to Safety Performance Indicators and Targets

Through the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation at 49 C.F.R Part 673 (Part 673), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires transit agencies to implement a Safety Management System (SMS) to manage safety risk, which can help agencies maintain or improve their...

Safety Risk Mitigations and Corrective Actions Guide

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) developed this guide to explain the distinct functions of safety risk mitigations and corrective actions. The guide discusses their respective roles within the Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance processes within a Safety Management System (SMS)....