Rail Transit Agency Accident Investigations—Background Research
As part of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA’s) effort to promote continuous safety improvement in the public transit industry, Effective Practices in Performing Rail Transit Agency Accident Investigations were developed to provide public transit agencies that provide rail services practices for performing investigations. This supporting document provides a comprehensive examination of each Safety Management System (SMS) element to broaden the reader’s understanding of how each component complements the others. The recommended practices emphasized through the background research are not intended to be prescriptive in nature. Each public transit agency is responsible for tailoring its event investigation processes to its unique operating environment, the complexity of the operation, and the transit modes provided. These locally-developed processes should correspond to a transit agency’s existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) or emergency plan.
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Corporate Authors:
K&J Safety and Security Consulting Services
Cantonment, FL United StatesUniversity of South Florida, Tampa
Center for Urban Transportation Research
Tampa, FL United StatesFederal Transit Administration
Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Tucci, Jim
- Dougherty, Jim
- Lavin, Pat
- Staes, Lisa
- Publication Date: 2022-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 192p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Rail transit; Risk management; Safety management; Transit operating agencies
- Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01851478
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 0221
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 18 2022 9:25AM