Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 741 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RAIL DIVISION
Division 65 - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING
Section 741-065-0076 - Hazard Management Process

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 741-065-0076

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) The RTA shall develop and document as a part of its System Safety Program Plan a process to identify and evaluate safety risks and resolve hazards throughout all elements of the system, including the engineering and construction phase of any system, and including any hazards resulting from subsequent system extensions or modifications, operational changes, or other changes.

(2) The hazard management process must, at a minimum:

(a) Define the RTA's approach to safety risk identification and evaluation, hazard management and the implementation of an integrated system-wide hazard resolution process;

(b) Specify the sources of, and the mechanisms to support, the on-going identification of hazards and safety risks;

(c) Define the process by which the identified hazard(s) and risks will be evaluated and prioritized for elimination or control;

(d) Detail the strategies designed to minimize the exposure of the public, personnel, and property to hazards and unsafe conditions;

(e) Identify the mechanism used to track through to resolution the identified hazard(s);

(f) Define minimum thresholds for the notification and reporting of hazard(s) to the SSOA;

(g) Specify the process by which the RTA will provide on-going reporting of hazard resolution activities to the SSOA.

(3) The RTA shall report any other hazards, as determined by the SSOA, resulting from inspections, investigations, audits or other reviews or observations that the SSOA determines to be a safety issue.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, ORS 192.502, ORS 823.011, 824.045, ORS 824.990, 49 CFR 15 & 49 CFR 1520

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 183.745 & 824.045

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