Successful Practices and Training Initiatives to Reduce Accidents and Incidents at Transit Agencies (2017)

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75 GLOSSARY Assault: “Overt physical and verbal acts by a passenger that interfere with the mission of a bus operator—which is to complete his or her scheduled run safely—and that adversely affect the safety of the operator and customers” (Nakanishi and Fleming 2011, p. 9). Preventable collision: “A preventable collision is one in which the driver failed to do everything reasonably possible to avoid the collision” (National Safety Council, www.nsc.org). Safety: “The state in which the risk of injury to persons or damage to property is reduced to, and maintained at or below, an acceptable level through a continuing process of hazard identification and risk management” (Ahmed 2011). Security: “Freedom from harm resulting from intentional acts or circumstances” (NCHRP Report 525, Volume 14, Security 101: A Physical Security Primer for Transportation Agencies 2009).