SAFETY, LOSS CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT: AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT PRACTICES AT 17 U.S. TRANSIT AGENCIES. FINAL REPORT

This study was undertaken to identify the extent of losses for risk being experienced by transit agencies and current efforts to reduce those losses. The study is important because, for the first time, losses from risk and expenditures for controlling these risks have been quantified in a sample group of transit agencies. This study examined safety, loss control and risk management programs and practices at 17 bus transit agencies in 14 states and with fleet sizes ranging from 200-1000 vehicles. The study objectives were to: assess risk and liability exposure of bus transit agencies; profile safety, loss control and risk management practices; and recommend strategies to further reduce losses. Profiles of total cost of risk and current practices to reduce losses were developed and documented in this report. Transit agency losses due to accidents and claims were examined for the 3-year period 1985-87. In addition, all program activities directed toward loss reduction were examined, namely operator and mechanic safety, employee hiring, training, substance abuse programs and activities to reduce worker's compensation claims and risk management programs. External factors affecting losses were also assessed (state laws and provisions in labor contracts). Data was collected from 17 agencies through telephone and onsite interviews and organized in 3 industrial segments: Contractor Managed Transit Agencies, Regional Transit Agencies, and County/Municipal Transit Agencies. This report presents observations and recommendations on the loss control practices of 17 transit agencies and 8 specific recommendations for further loss reductions. It lists the 17 participating bus transit agencies, and presents a summary of noteworthy loss control activities at each agency.

• Corporate Authors:

  Abacus Technology Corporation

  5454 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 1100
  Chevy Chase, MD  United States  20815

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 190 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Assessments; Buses; Case studies; Drugs; Hiring policies; Losses; Risk management; Safety; Safety programs; Training; Transit operating agencies
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Old TRIS Terms: Safety practices; Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Finance; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485828
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-DC-06-0540-89-1, DOT-T-89-18
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-DC-06-0540
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM