FTA Issues Safety Advisory 22-1 and Safety Advisory 22-2 A risk-based inspection program uses qualitative and quantitative data analysis to inform ongoing inspection activities and are designed to prioritize inspections to address safety concerns and hazards associated with the highest levels of safety risk. On October 21, 2022, FTA issued Special Directives to all State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs), which oversee safety at rail transit systems, to develop and implement a risk-based inspection program in accordance with changes to FTA’s Public Transportation Safety Program as required by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. FTA Issues Special Directives on Risk-Based Inspection Programs to State Safety Oversight Agencies As stated in the February 2022 Dear Colleague Letter, if a transit agency is not yet compliant with the new PTASP requirements, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) expects the Safety Committee to approve an update to the agency’s ASP, incorporating applicable PTASP requirements in Section 5329(d), by December 31, 2022. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requires that applicable agencies establish a Safety Committee that must have an equal number of frontline employee representatives and management representatives, and that the Safety Committee approve the agency’s ASP and any updates to the ASP. On November 9, 2022, FTA issued a reminder to public transportation agencies that receive Section 5307 funding and serve urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more (large urbanized areas) to remind them of the December 31, 2022, compliance date for Safety Committee review and approval of their updated Agency Safety Plan (ASP). What's New FTA Issues Reminder on Compliance Date for Safety Committee Approval of Updated Agency Safety Plan
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