NTSB Safety Recommendations R-07-9 through -12

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

October 26, 2007

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Safety Recommendations R-07-9 through -12

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following 
recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration:

Modify your program to ensure that State safety oversight 
agencies take action to prompt rail transit agencies to 
correct all safety deficiencies that are identified as a 
result of oversight inspections and safety reviews, 
regardless of whether those deficiencies are labeled as 
"findings," "observations," or some other term. (R-07-9)

Develop and implement an action plan, including provisions 
for technical and financial resources as necessary, to 
enhance the effectiveness of State safety oversight programs 
to identify safety deficiencies and to ensure that those 
deficiencies are corrected. (R-07-10)

Schedule the Chicago Transit Authority as a priority for 
receiving the maintenance oversight workshop and the 
training course to be developed for track inspectors and 
supervisors that will address the unique demands of track 
inspection in the rail transit environment. (R-07-11)

Inform all rail transit agencies about the circumstances of 
the July 11, 2006, Chicago Transit Authority subway accident 
and urge them to examine and improve, as necessary, their 
ability to communicate with passengers and perform emergency 
evacuations from their tunnel systems, including the ability 
to (1) identify the exact location of a train, (2) locate a 
specific call box, and (3) remove smoke from their tunnel 
systems. (R-07-12)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2007/R07_9_12.pdf


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