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MTA New York City Transit. 2011 Safety Initiatives Transit Riders Council Meeting. December 22, 2011. 2011 Safety Goals. Employee Safety The NYC Transit experienced a 4.8% increase in employee lost time accidents in 2011 compared to 2010
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MTA New York City Transit 2011 Safety Initiatives Transit Riders Council Meeting December 22, 2011
2011 Safety Goals • Employee Safety • The NYC Transit experienced a 4.8% increase in employee lost time accidents in 2011 compared to 2010 • Slips/Trips/Falls, Overexertion and Assault account for approximately 50% of the accidents
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs - Subways • Safety Culture Change • Refocus employee safety attitudes from mandatory compliance to personal desire to avoid at-risk behavior • Four presentations to high level managers • Safety Culture Task Force established February 2011 • Initiating the process to promote change in the safety culture
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs • OSS Hazard Assessments • Perform Hazard Assessments on high frequency accident titles • Identify accident causes and recommend changes to minimize potential for future incidents
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs • Safety Goal Action Plans • System Safety developed Safety Goal Action Plan guidelines • Each Department implements a Safety Goal Action Plan • Monthly implementation status reports are provided to System Safety for monitoring
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs - Subways • Track Safety Inspections • Continue joint System Safety/TWU audits of track work • Inspections conducted 4 nights per week • Quarterly reports with common findings issued
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs - Subways • Pre-Job Inspections • Joint management/union safety inspection performed in advance of major track construction projects and large maintenance jobs • Safety concerns are addressed • Placard issued and displayed on job site • Small jobs that don’t require placard are inspected by management and union prior to start
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs - Subways • Track Safety Task Force • 8 member task force consists of labor and management • Initial 63 recommendations have been addressed • Task force meets twice a month • Approximately 12 additional recommendations have been made to enhance track safety
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Employee Safety Programs - Buses • Joint System Safety/Bus Evaluations • Evaluations conducted at all depots and Central Maintenance Shops • Focus on operational and maintenance procedures • Identify unsafe acts • Recommend corrective actions
2011 Safety Goals • Customer Safety • Department of Subways experienced a 1.5% increase in customer injuries in 2011 compared to 2010 • 68% of the injuries resulted from slip/trip/fall incidents • Department of Buses experienced a 2% reduction in customer injuries • 29% of the injuries resulted from collisions and 71% resulted from non-collision related incidents
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Customer Safety Programs • Customer Safety Awareness Campaign • Safety messages were displayed on posters, vehicle cards, and MetroCards. • Subway messages addressed surfing, hold the pole, moving between cars and platform gaps. • Bus messages addressed safe boarding/alighting, not distracting the driver, and holding on while moving.
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Customer Safety Programs - Subways • Station Inspections • Each station inspected every 3 days by supervisors • Top 20 slip/trip/fall stations inspected daily by field supervisors, weekly by maintenance supervisors, and monthly by managers • Stations under rehabilitation inspected weekly by supervisors and monthly by managers • Defects prioritized and corrected
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Customer Safety Programs - Subways • Fire Prevention • Perform manual track cleaning within station limits every 2 weeks • Two vacuum trains operate between revenue trains at night
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Customer Safety Programs - Buses • Bus Stop Announcements • Announcements required at major cross-streets and transfer points • Aggressive enforcement by supervision
2011 Significant Safety Programs • 2011 Customer Safety Programs - Buses • Bus Operator Action Committee • The committee consists of Bus Operators and Managers. • The committee identifies problems faced by operators and customers • Practical solutions to problems are identified and implemented