SAFETY CERTIFICATION FOR MAJOR RAIL TRANSIT PROJECTS

Safety certification addresses conditions that could result in harm, whether unintentional (safety) or intentional (security). This paper discusses the extensive Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) safety certification program which is applied to light rail extensions and major rail system upgrade projects.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Meadow, L J
• Conference:
  • 2003 Rail Transit Conference Proceedings
  • Location: San Jose, California
  • Date: 2003-6-8 to 2003-6-12
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Certification; Light rail transit; Rail transit; Safety and security
• Geographic Terms: Santa Clara County (California)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960887
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594082
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 2003 12:00AM