MTAP Meeting

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• MTAP Meeting
• November 30, 2006

FTA Model Bus Safety and Security Program
Mike Johnson Florida Department of Transportation

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Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide

• Funded by FDOT, in partnership with MTAP to
  assist states and transit systems in development
  of bus system safety program.
  
• Resource for State Departments of Transportation
  and transit systems of any size in developing bus
  safety and security programs.
  
• Materials are
• Scalable
• Can be used as outlines, models and templates

• www.cutr.usf.edu/bussafety

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Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide

• The web site provides resource material on
• Safety Policies Plans
• Driver/Employee Selection and Training
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse programs
• Safety Data Acquisition and Analysis
• Security
• Best Practices
• Transit Insurance Pools
• State Legislation
• Training Assistance

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Core Program Elements
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Safety Policies Plans
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Toolbox for Promoting the Bus Safety and Security
Program in Your State Training Curriculum for
Implementation
www.cutr.usf.edu/bussafety
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Toolbox for Promoting the Bus Safety and Security
Program in Your State Training Curriculum for
Implementation

• Funding provided by NCHRP Project 20-65 (02)
• - Support from SCOPT and the SCOPT Safety and
  
  
• Security Taskforce
• Linked to Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide web
  site
  
• Basic steps and the core elements needed in
  developing a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP).
  
  
• Provides examples of how different agencies of
  various sizes incorporate the core elements into
  their system safety plan.
  
• Uses the Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide to
  provides resources and examples on developing and
  implementing a bus system safety program plan.
  

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Transit Security Reference Resource Website
www.cutr.usf.edu/security
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Transit Security Reference Resource Website

• Developed as part of the report on
  Identification of Cost Effective Methods to
  Improve Security at Transit Operating/
  Maintenance Facilities and Passenger Stations
• Funded by a grant from FTA through the UCTISS
• Four Sections - Reports, Tools, Best Practices,
  and Organizations.
  

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Transit Security Reference Resource Website

• Reports - On security from APTA, AASHTO, CTAA,
  TSI,FTA, FEMA, FBI, GSA, GAO, EPA, AFT
  other federal agencies.
  
• Tools - Examples of emergency preparedness/respons
  e plans
  
• Best Practices 6 Case studies from the report
• Organizations - Links to on-line resources
  involved in national security, weapons of mass
  destruction and chemical, biological,
  radiological or nuclear attacks.
• Federal Government Agencies,
• Public Transportation Organizations
• Think Tanks
• Other National Organizations

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Substance Abuse Management Resource Site

• Quick reference tool that provides
  information for FTA covered
  
• employers to aid in implementation of required
  drug and alcohol
  
• testing programs. 
• Training materials, regulatory
  guidance, forms, and toolkits are
  
• available for download
• Links to websites and being training offered

http//www.cutr.usf.edu/byrnessamsite/
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Bus Incident Reporting, Tracking and Analysis
System
The program is available for download on the Bus
Safety Resource Guide under Core Element- Safety
Data Acquisition Analysis.
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Incident Database

• General Information Sections - Incident Data,
  Operations, Location
  
• Incident Detail Sections Incident Type,
  Roadway, Drug Alcohol
  
• Testing, Major Incidents

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Data Analysis and Reports
Queries Reports are run by clicking on any of
the twenty-
nine query choices.
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REPORTS
Program runs the query assembles the data into
a report format that is ready to print.
Road Characteristics
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New Projects

• Fixed Guideway Resource Web site to be linked
  Safety/Security Website Spring 2007
  
• Purchased domain name transitsafetyandsecurity.org
  to link all web sites in the future.
  
• Toolbox for Event Investigation Video - Summer
  2007
  

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Contact Information

• Deborah Sapper
• CUTR Senior Research Associate
• [phone]
• sapper_at_cutr.usf.edu
• Mike Johnson
• FDOT Transit Operations
• [phone]
• jamesmike.johnson_at_dot.state.fl.us
• Still looking for new resource material to add to
  Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide Web Site
  

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Clean, Sober and Safe Video 

• Aids public transportation agencies in meeting
  the FTA regulatory requirement to provide a
  minimum of 60 minutes of employee drug awareness
  training to all safety-sensitive employees.
• Identifies the five prohibited drugs, as defined
  in 49 CFR Part 40 and educates viewers of the
  effects of drugs and alcohol on the body and
  mind.
• Available for download early 2007 from
  http//www.cutr.usf.edu/byrnessamsite