On May 16, 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) launched an aggressive and proactive National Rail Safety Action Plan to address important safety issues by: Targeting the most frequent, highest risk causes of train accidents; Focusing FRA oversight and inspection resources more precisely; and Accelerating research efforts that have the potential to mitigate the largest risks. The Action Plan includes initiatives in several areas: reducing human factor caused train accidents, addressing the serious problem of fatigue among railroad operating employees, improving track safety; enhancing hazardous materials safety and emergency preparedness, focusing FRA resources (inspections and enforcement) on areas of greatest safety concern and consequence, and further improving highway-rail grade crossing safety. This report details the substantial progress made by FRA to successfully implement the various elements of the Action Plan during the past two years. It also highlights other projects and activities FRA is tackling, which while not specifically elements of the Action Plan, none the less will contribute to advancing safety on the nations rail network.
National Rail Safety Action Plan Progress Report, 2005-2007
2007
20 pages
Report
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English
Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Public Administration & Government , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Railroad safety , Railroad accidents , Implementation , Accident prevention , Safety standards , Inspection , Strategic planning , Federal government agencies , United States , Risk management , Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) , National Rail Safety Action Plan
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