Safety First
This individual in a transit agency holds overall responsibility for implementing SMS.
What is Accountable Executive.
This federal agency establishes rule and funding programs to ensure safe public transportation nationwide
What is the FTA.
The FTA emphasizes this as a crucial part of maintaining a strong safety culture.
What is employee training.
This light rail system connects Seattle to the Sea-tac airport.
What is Link Light Rail.
This document must be signed by the Accountable Executive each year.
What is the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP), or Agency Safety Plan (ASP)
This executive position holds ultimate responsibility for safety management in a transit agency and is delegated by the CEO.
What is the Chief Safety Officer.
Employees should be encouraged to do this when they see unsafe conditions without fear of retaliation.
What is report or report safety concerns.
This commuter rail service connects Seattle with cities like Tacoma and Everett.
What is the Sounder, or Sounder train.
The PTASP rule falls under this U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.
What is 49 CFR 673
This process involves continuous monitoring to ensure safety controls and risk mitigation strategies are effective.
What is safety assurance.
This committee within a transit agency assists in evaluating safety, hazards, and solutions.
What is the Employee Safety Committee.
Sound Transit was created in this year to improve regional transportation in the Puget Sound area.
What is 1993.
The PTASP requires agencies to document their approach to managing safety risks in this written document.
What is safety management policy.
The risk management tool that ranks the likelihood and severity of a risk based on their potential impact.
What is a risk matrix.
The SMS framework classifies risks based on these two key factors.
What is likelihood and severity.
This major expansion plan aims to extend light rail service to more areas, including West Seattle and Ballard.
What is ST3 or Sound Transit 3.
The FTA established SMS to transition from a reactive approach to this type of approach to safety?
What is proactive
This term refers to leadership's role in fostering a strong safety culture.
What is leadership or management commitment.
This tool is how team members at Sound Transit can advise of potential safety concerns they see on the system; it is non-punitive and can be anonymous if desired.
What is the Employee Safety Reporting Tool (ESRT)
Sound Transit's first light rail line opened in this year.
What is 2009.