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NewsAugust 10, 2021

FTA Announces All Applicable Transit Agencies and States Have Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans

The safety plans were required to be completed by July 20, following an FTA rule issued in 2018.

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NewsOctober 14, 2020

New MARTA Safety Plan to Boost Risk Mitigation, Employee Involvement

The Agency Safety Plan, required by the FTA, is based upon the Safety Management Systems policies and procedures.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2019

Panel recommends 34 ways to improve MBTA safety for riders, staff

The process drew on 100 interviews, six focus groups, and extensive site visits throughout the MBTA system.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Amtrak cites customer satisfaction, safety as factors for record ridership

This year, the agency became the first major U.S.-based railroad to implement a Safety Management System, a proactive approach to managing safety, resulting in significant improvement.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

RATP Dev USA reduces vehicle accidents by 19%

Using Coruson, Ideagen’s cloud-based system for enterprise safety, quality, reporting, and incident management.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2018

RATP Dev USA deploys SmartDrive video program to bolster safety

The program features and benefits allow agency management to identify areas of success and opportunities for improvement.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2018

Cleveland RTA's bus system receives APTA's Gold Safety Award

Award will be presented with the honor for its achievements in safety, security, and operations in May at the APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference in Tampa, Fla.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2018

Amtrak names new EVP/chief safety officer

Ken Hylander will report directly to President/CEO Richard Anderson and be responsible for implementing a proven Safety Management System at Amtrak.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2016

FTA issues public transportation safety program final rule

The final rule formally adopts the Safety Management System approach to safety as the basis of the FTA safety program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2016

National Academies of Sciences to lead CSA effectiveness study

Will examine the accuracy with which the BASIC safety measures used in the CSA and the Safety Management System identify high risk carriers and predict or are correlated with future crash risk or other safety indicators for motor carriers. 

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