NTSB Safety Recommendations R-10-1 and -2

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations R-10-1 and -2

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

February 23, 2010

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NTSB Safety Recommendations R-10-1 and -2

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following

recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration:

Require the installation, in all controlling locomotive cabs

and cab car operating compartments, of crash- and fire-

protected inward- and outward-facing audio and image

recorders capable of providing recordings to verify that

train crew actions are in accordance with rules and

procedures that are essential to safety as well as train

operating conditions. The devices should have a minimum 12-

hour continuous recording capability with recordings that

are easily accessible for review, with appropriate

limitations on public release, for the investigation of

accidents or for use by management in carrying out

efficiency testing and systemwide performance monitoring

programs. (R-10-1)

Require that railroads regularly review and use in-cab audio

and image recordings (with appropriate limitations on public

release), in conjunction with other performance data, to

verify that train crew actions are in accordance with rules

and procedures that are essential to safety. (R-10-2)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/R10_001%20_002.pdf

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