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E-1 ADA Americans with Disabilities Act AGM assistant general manager APTA American Public Transportation Association ARB Allegation Review Board ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System ATO Air Traffic Organization ATSAP Air Traffic Safety Action Program ATU Amalgamated Transit Union BBB Big Blue Bus BLET Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen BOCIT Bus Operator’s Continuous Improvement Team BSEE Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics C3RS Confidential Close Call Reporting System CalOSHA California Occupational Safety and Health Administration CBA collective bargaining agreement CBU collective bargaining unit C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations CIPSEA Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act CNR Canadian National Railway COS Center for Offshore Safety CPUC California Public Utilities Commission CTA Chicago Transit Authority DGM department general manager DOT department of transportation ERC Event Review Committee ESR employee safety reporting ESC Executive Safety Committee FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act FOIA Freedom of Information Act FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration GCRTA Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority HFLSRC Hazard Fire Life Safety Resolution Committee JHSC Joint Health and Safety Committee JTA Jacksonville Transportation Authority LA Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority A P P E N D I X E Acronyms

E-2 Characteristics and Elements of Nonpunitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation LSC Location Safety Committee LTD Lane Transit District LYNX Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority, dba LYNX MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MDT Miami-Dade Transit MIL-STD Military Standard MOU memorandum of understanding MTA Maryland Transit Administration NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATCA National Air Traffic Controllers Association NCTD North County Transit District NJT New Jersey Transit NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission NSC National Safety Council NTSB National Transportation Safety Board OCS Outer Continental Shelf OMB Office of Management and Budget OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PPE personal protective equipment PRT Peer Review Team PTASP Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan RAR rail accident report RSA request for safety assessment RTAP Rural Transit Assistance Program SacRT Sacramento Regional Transit District SafeOCS Safe Outer Continental Shelf SCAT Sarasota County Area Transit SEMS Safety and Environmental Management Systems SEPTA Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority SHARP Employee Safety Hazard Analysis and Reporting Program SIR Safety Information Report SMART International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers SMS safety management system SOP standard operating procedure SPPE safety and pollution prevention equipment SSOA state safety oversight agency TRACS Transit Advisory Committee for Safety TriMet Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon TSA Transportation Security Administration TWU Transport Workers Union of America UMSC Union Management Safety Committee U.S. DOT United States Department of Transportation UPT unduplicated passenger trips U.S.C. United States Code WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TDC Transit Development Corporation TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S. DOT United States Department of Transportation

Characteristics and Elem ents of N onpunitive Em ployee Safety Reporting System s for Public Transportation TCR P Research Report 218 TR B TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED ISBN 978-0-309-67365-5 9 7 8 0 3 0 9 6 7 3 6 5 5 9 0 0 0 0

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The importance of safety cannot be overstated and requires continued shifts in the approach to safety management within the public transportation industry.

The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 218: Characteristics and Elements of Nonpunitive Employee Safety Reporting Systems for Public Transportation compiles the best practices used in nonpunitive employee safety reporting systems at transit agencies.

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