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Utah Transit Authority EMS Case Study

Utah Transit Authority EMS Case Study. Jerry R. Benson, Chief Operating Officer. UTA Carries 40 Million Passengers Per Year on Bus, Rail, Van and Paratransit. UTA Statistics. 2000 employees 1600 square miles of service area 650 buses and paratransit vans 90 rail vehicles 500 vans

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Utah Transit Authority EMS Case Study

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  1. Utah Transit AuthorityEMS Case Study Jerry R. Benson, Chief Operating Officer

  2. UTA Carries 40 Million Passengers Per Year on Bus, Rail, Van and Paratransit

  3. UTA Statistics • 2000 employees • 1600 square miles of service area • 650 buses and paratransit vans • 90 rail vehicles • 500 vans • 8000 bus stops • $200 million operating budget

  4. ISO 14001 • UTA Selected as one of ten transit agencies to participate in federally funded ISO 14001 program. • As the ISO 14001 team learned about ISO management systems, it became clear that the ISO framework was a perfect fit for UTA.

  5. Major Drivers for EMS • Environmental awareness • Oily waste water • Incentive from FTA • Decentralized structure brought risks • Enormous growth anticipated • Public support

  6. UTA Became First ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Certified Transit Agency in December 2005

  7. Aspects • Printing (Employee Exposure & Disposal) • Industrial Waste Water Treatment • Used Oil Management • Recycling Used Oil Filters • Fuel Consumption & Excessive Idling • Paint Related Waste: Aerosol Cans & Other Paint Products • Energy Conservation • Recycling

  8. Air Quality • CO2: 3.037 million lb/yr • NOx: 91,125 lb/yr • PM: 2484 lb/yr • Fuel: $675,000.00 • Labor: $63,000.00 2005-2006Vehicle Idling and Emissions Savings

  9. Waste Water

  10. Energy IPR

  11. Contractor Management • Inventory current contractors – inform them about UTA EMS. • Identify contractor gatekeepers – purchasing, security, project managers. • Make gatekeepers responsible. • Audit. • Use nonconformity process.

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