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Session Title: Effectiveness and Impact of Federal Safety Risk Reduction Programs: Evaluation Experience and Lessons Learned From Three Government Agencies Efforts to Improve Industry Safety
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Panel Session 658 to be held in Versailles Room on Friday, November 9, 3:35 PM to 4:20 PM
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Sponsored by the Government Evaluation TIG
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| Chair(s): |
| Michael Coplen,
Federal Railroad Administration,
michael.coplen@dot.gov
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| Jonathan Morell,
New Vectors LLC,
jamorell@jamorell.com
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| Discussant(s):
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| Jo Strang,
Federal Railroad Administration,
jo.strang@dot.gov
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| Abstract:
The panel will discuss federal government efforts to improve safety industry-wide by implementing risk-based safety programs – programs that identify leading safety indicators and precursor events likely to lead to accidents as a means of managing safety. Initiatives at the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Transport Canada will be included. Presentations will cover evaluation methodologies, results to date, and the organizational change in industry and government that are required to successfully implement, run, and sustain these programs.
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Compliance and Oversight of Risk-based Safety Systems in the Aviation Industry
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| Wes Timmons,
Federal Aviation Administration,
wes.timmons@faa.gov
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Wes Timmons is the former Director of the Safety Management Oversight Division of the FAA Office of Air Traffic Safety Oversight. He is personally familiar with the FAA's safety oversight of their Air Traffic Organization, and will speak broadly about safety management oversight programs elsewhere in the aviation system.
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Risk Assessment and Lessons Learned From Transport Canada's Railway Safety Act
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| Luc Burdon,
Transport Canada,
bourdol@tc.gc.ca
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Luc Bourdon is the Director General, Rail Safety, for Transport Canada. He will discuss lessons learned from the implementation of safety management systems. In 2001, the legislator in Canada (Transport Canada) introduced new regulations, whereby all railroads in Canada had to implement safety management systems. After six years, was it a success or a failure? Did it improve the safety culture within the industry? What have we learned so far?
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