The safety plans were required to be completed by July 20, following an FTA rule issued in 2018.
The Agency Safety Plan, required by the FTA, is based upon the Safety Management Systems policies and procedures.
The process drew on 100 interviews, six focus groups, and extensive site visits throughout the MBTA system.
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.
Using Coruson, Ideagen’s cloud-based system for enterprise safety, quality, reporting, and incident management.
The program features and benefits allow agency management to identify areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
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.
Ken Hylander will report directly to President/CEO Richard Anderson and be responsible for implementing a proven Safety Management System at Amtrak.
The final rule formally adopts the Safety Management System approach to safety as the basis of the FTA safety program.
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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