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NationalPublicTransportationSafetyPlanJanuary2017Version1.0LastUpdated:1/18/17Version1.0Page2(Intentionallyleftblank)LastUpdated:1/18/17Version1.0Page3TableofContentsEXECUTIVESUMMARY5ChapterIINTRODUCTION9ChapterIISMSFRAMEWORK12ChapterIIISAFETYPERFORMANCEMANAGEMENT29ChapterIVMANAGINGRISKSANDASSURINGSAFETYPERFORMANCE47AppendicesAppendixA:GlossaryAppendixB:SampleSMSPolicyStatementLastUpdated:1/18/17Version1.0Page4AcronymsandAbbreviationsAPTAAmericanPublicTransportationAssociationDOTDepartmentofTransportationFASTFixingAmerica'sSurfaceTransportationActFTAFederalTransitAdministrationMAP-21MovingAheadforProgressinthe21stCenturyActNTDNationalTransitDatabaseNationalSafetyPlan,NationalPublicTransportationSafetyPlanNSP,PlanNPRMNoticeofProposedRulemakingNTSBNationalTransportationSafetyBoardPTSCTPPublicTransportationSafetyCertificationTrainingProgramSection5329PublicTransportationSafetyProgram,49U.S.C.5329SGRstateofgoodrepairSMSSafetyManagementSystemSSOStateSafetyOversightSSOAStateSafetyOversightAgencyTAMTransitassetmanagementLastUpdated:1/18/17Version1.0Page5EXECUTIVESUMMARYMAP-21(Pub.L.112-141(2012))1amendedFederaltransitlawbyauthorizinganewPublicTransportationSafetyProgramat49U.S.C.§5329.PursuanttoSection5329(b),thePublicTransportationSafetyProgrammustincludeaNationalPublicTransportationSafetyPlantoimprovethesafetyofallpublictransportationsystemsthatreceiveFederaltransitfunds.PurposeoftheNationalPublicTransportationSafetyPlanThepurposeoftheNationalPublicTransportationSafetyPlanorNationalSafetyPlan,istoguidethenationaleffortinmanagingthesafetyrisksandsafetyhazardswithinourNation’spublictransportationsystems.TheNationalSafetyPlanmustinclude,atminimum,thefollowingelements:1.Safetyperformancecriteriaforallmodesofpublictransportation(ChapterIII),2.Thedefinitionoftheterm“stateofgoodrepair”(ChapterIII),3.MinimumsafetyperformancestandardsforpublictransportationvehiclesusedinrevenueoperationsthatarenototherwiseregulatedbyanyotherFederalagency,andthattakeintoaccountrelevantrecommendationsoftheNTSBandotherindustrybestpracticesandstandards(ChapterIV),4.Minimumsafetystandardstoensurethesafeoperationofpublictransportationsystemsthatarenotrelatedtovehicleperformancestandards,(ChapterIV),and5.Asafetycertificationtrainingprogram(SeedescriptioninExecutiveSummaryonPage8).FTAiscommittedtodeveloping,implementing,andconsistentlyimprovingstrategiesandprocessestoensurethattransitachievesthehighestpracticablelevelofsafety.FTAhasadoptedtheprinciplesandmethodsofSMSasthebasisforenhancingthesafetyofpublictransportationintheUnitedStates.FTAwillfollowtheprinciplesandmethodsofSMSinitsdevelopmentoffutureiterationsoftheNationalSafetyPlan,rules,regulations,policies,guidance,bestpracticesandtechnicalassistance.SMShelpsorganizationsimproveupontheirsafetyperformancebysupportingtheinstitutionalizationofbeliefs,practices,andproceduresforidentifying,mitigating,and1MAP-21wassupersededbytheFASTAct,whichwassignedintolawonDecember4,2015.Pub.L.114-94.LastUpdated:1/18/17Version1.0Page6monitoringsafetyrisks.FTAwillworkwiththeindustrytophase-intheimplementationofSMS.Overthenextseveralyears,FTAwillcontinuetoutilizepilotprojectstobuildthetransitindustry’sunderstandingofSMSandhelpFTAtobothidentifyareaswherefurtherguidanceandtechnicalassistanceareneeded,andbuilditsowncoresafetycapabilitiesandprocesses.2Thedirectionandguidances...