New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations
Subchapter H - State Public Transportation Safety Board
Part 990 - State Public Transportation Safety Board
Section 990.17 - Rail fixed guideway systems' internal safety audits
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
Each rail fixed guideway system shall establish an internal safety audit and review process referred to in 49 CFR part 659. At a minimum, such a process shall include the following:
(a) Safety audit plan. In January of each year every rail fixed guideway system shall establish an internal safety audit plan for the coming calendar year. The safety audit plan shall: identify those areas of operation that are intended to be reviewed for safety in the coming year; establish objectives for such planned safety reviews; identify organizational responsibilities for participating in such planned safety reviews; and establish a schedule for conducting such planned safety reviews. Safety review may be undertaken to: verify compliance with established safety-related operating procedures; evaluate the effectiveness of existing safety-related operating procedures and training programs; and/or support and assist program managers in implementation of safety-related operating procedures. In developing the annual safety audit plan, rail fixed guideway systems are encouraged to consider the issues arising from any and all recent accident/incident investigations; statistical trends in passenger and employee injuries; and/or corporate safety goals to assist in establishing priorities.
(b) Safety Board review. The annual safety audit plan shall be submitted to the Director of the Rail Safety Bureau for the Department of Transportation on behalf of the Safety Board (the "director") for review and acceptance on or before January 31st of each calendar year. Safety Board staff are available to assist any rail fixed guideway system in the development of the system's annual safety audit plan and thereby help support the property's safety program and help clarify or resolve complex safety issues.
(c) Annual safety report. Each property shall prepare and submit to the director each year an annual report summarizing the rail fixed guideway system's safety activities for the prior year. The annual safety report, at a minimum, shall include the results of all internal and external safety audits; highlight safety initiatives taken by the system during the prior year; and present statistics on the system's progress in meeting established objectives for reducing accidents, incidents and hazardous conditions. The annual safety report should be submitted to the director for review and acceptance on or before January 31st of each calendar year.
