June 2022

The Federal Transit Administration’s Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight is a monthly newsletter about safety and oversight topics, events, training and guidance that affect the public transportation industry.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources

FTA has published numerous resources to help stakeholders better understand the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requirements.

FTA Participation in Recent Transit Industry Events

FTA staff attended the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) Expo in Louisville, KY, the APTA Rail Conference in San Diego, CA and the International Level Crossing Awareness Day Conference in Denver, CO. FTA provided updates and connected with the industry stakeholders.

Presentations for these events along with other FTA conference presentations are on the FTA webpage.

Developing Mitigations in Response to the Safety Risk Assessment

Transit agencies may choose to implement safety risk mitigations depending on the results of their Safety Risk Assessment process. Safety Risk Assessment (as discussed in the May issue of the TSO Spotlight) helps agencies determine the likelihood and severity of a potential consequence of a hazard to ascertain if mitigation is necessary (49 CFR § 673.25(c)(2).

FY2022 TSI Safety Training

Registration is open for Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) safety training courses for transit personnel. These courses also support FTA grantees subject to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) regulation with initial training and refresher training requirements. The FY2022 TSI Training Schedule is also available. All rail PTSCTP courses will be delivered virtually.

The availability of in-person TSI courses depends on each host’s local guidance. Please contact TSI at TSI@dot.gov or 405-954-3682 for more information. TSI can verify the status of scheduled courses and assist with any other course-related questions.

NTI Virtual AAP and VTW Courses

The National Transit Institute (NTI) offers virtual Assault Awareness and Prevention (AAP) and Violence in the Transit Workplace (VTW) courses. The AAP and VTW courses support the FTA Enhanced Transit Safety and Crime Prevention Initiative to provide information and resources to help transit agencies address and prevent crime on their systems and protect transit workers and riders. Please contact NTI at 848-932-1700 or nti_info@nti.rutgers.edu with any questions. For questions about FTA safety training offerings, please contact FTASafetyPromotion@dot.gov.

Upcoming FTA TSO Office Speaking Engagements

PTASP Webinar: The Safety Risk Register in Action
July 27, 2022 | 2:00pm-3:30pm ET

AASHTO/APTA/CTAA State Public Partnerships Conference
August 29-30, 2022 | Spokane, WA

APTA TRANSform Conference
October 9-12, 2022 | Seattle, WA

FTA Joint State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Workshop
October 25-27, 2022 | Washington, DC Hybrid

Save the Date: SSO Quarterly Calls

August 17, 2022 | 3:00 pm–4:30 pm ET | Virtual
November 16, 2022 | 3:00–4:30 pm ET | Virtual