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20 3 Safety Management Systems and Confidentiality Concerns The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012 requires transit agencies to develop and implement public transportation agency safety plans. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS 21 managerial, and behavioral strategies. They were introduced to augment the safety benefits conferred by improved engineering and compliance with equipment and operating standards (Hudson 2007)
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22 ADMISSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF TRANSIT SAFETY PLANNING RECORDS ment and labor, which is needed to identify and manage risks effectively (Zuschlag et al.
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS 23 air carriers operating in international commerce,3 and in 2010 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directed major airlines to establish SMSs.
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24 ADMISSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF TRANSIT SAFETY PLANNING RECORDS Another early adopter of SMSs was Europe's offshore oil and gas industry. The United Kingdom's requirements for SMSs had their origins in the regulatory response to the Piper Alpha offshore disaster of 1987 that killed 167 oil rig workers in the North Sea.
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS 25 studies examined voluntary OHSMS programs. These studies reported generally positive results, such as improved safety climate and employee reporting of hazards and reduced workplace injuries and disability-related costs.
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26 ADMISSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF TRANSIT SAFETY PLANNING RECORDS in transportation industries and for a transportation organization's learning about and management of safety. Transportation workers encountering risks or making errors may be far removed from operations centers when the incident occurs.
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SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNS 27 that allow for close cooperation and negotiation among federal agencies, worker representatives, and railroad management. Although they are not full SMSs, the safety plans of state highway agencies are illustrative of the kinds of information compiled as part of the safety management programs of public and private organizations.
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28 ADMISSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF TRANSIT SAFETY PLANNING RECORDS Federal Register.
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