016 Adopt Res 20-03 Approve NCTD PTASP[Icon]

ATTACHMENT 16A RESOLUTION NO. 20-03 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT APPROVING THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN (PTASP) WHEREAS, the North County Transit District (“NCTD”) has safety as a core value of the agency; and WHEREAS, Title 49, Subtitle B, Chapter VI, Part 673 – Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (“PTASP”) requires that an agency PTASP must be approved by its governing Board; and WHEREAS, Title 49, Subtitle B, Chapter VI, Part 674 – State Safety Oversight, requires the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), which is the State Safety Oversight Agency, ensure the transit agency has a PTASP compliant with 49 CFR Part 673 that has been approved by the governing Board; and WHEREAS, NCTD’s PTASP sets forth a sufficiently explicit process for safety risk management, with adequate means of risk mitigation for the rail fixed guideway public transportation system; which: • includes a process and timeline for annually reviewing and updating the safety plan; • includes a comprehensive staff training program for the operations personnel directly responsible for the safety of NCTD; • identifies an adequately trained safety officer who reports directly to the general manager, president, or equivalent officer of the Rail Transit Agency (RTA); • includes adequate methods to support the execution of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan by all employees, agents, and contractors for the rail fixed guideway public transportation system; and • sufficiently addresses other requirements under the regulations 49 CFR Part 673. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the North County Transit District hereby approves the NCTD Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (“PTASP”) as set forth in full in Exhibit A to this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that insofar as the provisions of any Ordinance, Resolution, document or previous action of the Board and/or the Executive Director, prior to the date of this Resolution, are inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution or any policy adopted by this Resolution, this Resolution and the Board Policies adopted herein shall control. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the North County Transit District this 21st day of May, 2020. BOARD CHAIR North County Transit District CERTIFICATION I, Anthony Flores, duly appointed and qualified, Clerk of the Board of the North County Transit District, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution passed and approved by the Board of Directors of the North County Transit District adopted at a legally convened meeting of the Board of Directors of the North County Transit District held on the 21st day of May, 2020. CLERK OF THE BOARD North County Transit District Page 2 of 3 RESOLUTION NO. 20-03 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT APPROVING THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN (PTASP) Exhibit A NCTD Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) signed May 21, 2020 Page 3 of 3 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan May 21, 2020 Revision Record Revision Record DATE REVISION NO. PAGES AFFECTED COMMENTS Initial February 20, 2020 Publication Updated based on SSOA May 21, 2020 Revision 1 All review Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan May 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.0 Safety Management Policy ................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 PTASP Goals, Objectives, Scope and Authority ............................................................................ 3 3.0 System Description and Organization Structure .......................................................................... 9 4.0 Program Implementation .................................................................................................................... 16 5.0 Emergency Management Program .................................................................................................. 21 6.0 Safety Performance Measures and Targets ................................................................................. 24 7.0 Safety Management Policy ................................................................................................................. 25 8.0 Safety Risk Management ..................................................................................................................... 30 9.0 Safety Assurance ..................................................................................................................................... 40 10.0 Safety Promotion .................................................................................................................................... 66 11.0 List of Definitions and Acronyms Used .......................................................................................... 82 12.0 List of Appendices ................................................................................................................................... 90 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan May 2020 Section 1.0 Safety Management Policy 1.0 Safety Management Policy The North County Transit District’s (NCTD) mission statement is to “...deliver safe, convenient, reliable and user-friendly public transportation services.” Safety is a core value and NCTD is committed to implementing, maintaining and constantly improving safety processes to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that its activities are supported by an appropriate allocation of agency resources. Employees at all levels are accountable for the delivery of the highest level of safety performance, starting with the Executive Director and continuing throughout the agency including contractors and their employees. This Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) serves as a guiding policy document describing the agency’s approach to managing risk and pro-actively addressing safety for SPRINTER and all bus modes (BREEZE, FLEX, LIFT). It is based on the four components of Safety Management: 1) Safety Management Policy, 2) Safety Risk Management, 3) Safety Assurance and 4) Safety Promotion. This plan evidences NCTD’s commitment to the following safety objectives: 1. Support the management of safety by providing appropriate resources to foster an organizational culture that encourages safe operational practices, effective safety reporting and communications, and pro-actively manages safety with equivalent attention to results as other management systems. 2. Enforce the management of safety as an explicit responsibility of all NCTD employees and contractors. 3. Clearly define for all NCTD employees and contractors their accountabilities and responsibilities for the delivery of safe transit operations. 4. Operate a safety reporting program as a fundamental tool in support of hazard identification and safety risk evaluation activities to eliminate or mitigate the safety risks of the consequences of hazards resulting from transportation activities to a point that is as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). 5. Ensure that no action will be taken against any NCTD employee or contractor employee who voluntarily discloses a safety concern through the safety reporting system, provided that such disclosure does not indicate, beyond a reasonable doubt, an illegal act, gross negligence or a deliberate or willful disregard of regulations or procedures by the reporting party. 6. Comply with and whenever possible and practicable, exceed any applicable legislative or regulatory requirement or standard. 7. Ensure that sufficiently trained and skilled staff are available and assigned to manage the NCTD PTASP. Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan May 2020 1 Section 1.0 Safety Management Policy 8. Ensure that all NCTD employees and contractors are formally made aware of adequate and appropriate safety management information, trained properly on safety requirements, and are competent in PTASP policies and procedures, as well as being only assigned to safety related duties commensurate with their skills and training. 9. Establish and measure NCTD safety performance against realistic safety performance indicators and targets including those established by the National Public Transportation Safety Plan (NPTSP). 10. Continually improve NCTD’s safety performance though management processes that ensure appropriate safety action is taken in a timely fashion and is effective when implemented. NCTD’s Chief of Safety is responsible for the overall management and implementation of this PTASP, however, it is everyone’s responsibility to actively promote a culture of safety from within. This policy statement will be posted on employee read boards at NCTD facilities and will be revised (if applicable) during the PTASP annual review. ____________________________________________ Tony Kranz Date Board Chair, North County Transit District Matthew O. Tucker Date Executive Director (SMS APTA Executive) Sean Loofbourrow Date Chief of Safety Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan May 2020 2 Section 2.0 PTASP Goals, Objectives, Scope and Authority 2.0 PTASP Goals, Objectives, Scope and Authority Goals The overall goal of the PTASP is to identify, eliminate, minimize and control safety hazards and their attendant risks to a point that is As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP). NCTD will accomplish this by establishing requirements, lines of authority, levels of responsibility, accountability, and methods

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