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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2017
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON REVIEW OF METRO SAFETY CULTURE AND RAIL OPERATIONAL SAFETY
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE report on Review of Metro Safety Culture and Rail Operational Safety.
Issue
ISSUE
On February 26, 2015, MTA Board directed the Inspector General to:
I. Conduct research into an appropriate zero-tolerance policy for Red Light violations for our Rail and Bus system and return to the Board in March with such a policy for consideration; and
II. Retain an independent consultant with expertise in safety culture and rail operational safety to conduct a review of MTA rail operations and management, including a root-cause analysis of the Red Light violations committed over the past two years.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
I. Zero-tolerance policy for red light violations
i. Metro's Office of the Inspector General (OIG), pursuant to the Board's directive and the OIG mission, conducted research on a zero-tolerance policy for red light violations and reported to Metro Board on March 2015. We found that:
1. Metro does not have a policy called "zero-tolerance" for red light violations. However, Metro has safety related policies and procedures to guide Metro management, rail operators, and bus operators for their operations of Metro rail and bus systems.
2. Under our agreements with the Unions representing operators, red light violations are now designated as "major" violations. They were previously designated as "minor" infractions.
3. Metro has a progressive discipline policy for red light or signal violations in writing for bus and as a practice for rail.
ii. We made recommendations to the Board:
1. Operations should provide to the Board, at least quarterly, a report on major rule violations, dispositions, recidivism, claims for property and personal injury categorized by type of viol...
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