As part of a continuous effort to secure our nation's transit infrastructure, FTA has undertaken an aggressive nationwide security program, receiving full cooperation and support from every transit agency.  FTA has conducted risk and vulnerability assessments and deployed technical assistance teams to help strengthen security and emergency preparedness plans, and has funded emergency response drills conducted in conjunction with local fire, police, and emergency responders.

Our nation's transit systems are more secure than ever before.  Security remains a top priority for FTA.  Therefore, FTA has implemented a program to improve public transit focusing on three priorities: 

• Training all transit employees and supervisors,
• Improving emergency preparedness, and
• Increasing public awareness of security issues.

Transit Safety

• Rail Safety: Known also as State Safety Oversight, this section requires the FTA to issue a regulation creating the first state managed oversight program for rail transit safety. Relevant topics addressing the State Safety Oversight Rule and its implementation and implications.
  
  
• Bus Safety: Future safety topics will be included with focus on bus safety.
  
  
• Drug & Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Reporting: The Drug & Alcohol Management Information System Reporting (DAMIS) Software Downloads, Paper Format, and Guidelines for completing reports.
  
  
• Drug & Alcohol Testing: Providing Document, Newsletters, Audit Information, and other resources to industry representatives. Covers current substance abuse program rules and regulations.
  
  
• Emergency Management: The FTA has developed numerous guidelines to provide practical assistance to transit personnel and other individuals and organizations with responsibility for planning for, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
  
  
• Fire / Life Safety: The FTA has recognized the need for transit systems to address the issue of fire protection, and has provided assistance by developing a variety of documents addressing areas such as threat identification, materials selection, and countermeasures.
  
  
• Human Factors: The Department of Transportation’s Human Factors Coordinating Committee is developing a national strategic agenda for inter-modal human factors research and application in transportation. One of the Committee's goal to be a significant human factors information resource to the transportation community.
  
  
• Transit Safety Publications: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Transit Safety; archive dating back to 1985.
  
  

Transit Security

• Security Initiatives: An overview of FTA security initiatives since September 11, 2001.
  
  
• Transit Watch: Transit Watch is intended to raise the awareness of transit employees, riders, and the general public. The campaign was also designed to help foster the role of transit as a safe haven in communities across the country.
  
  
• Guidelines and Best Practices
  
  
• Emergency Management: A collection of Emergency Preparedness / Emergency Management guidelines from Federal and State agencies.
  
  
• Training Tools: Course material and other training tools.
  
  
• Security Newsletters: Newsletter archive dating back to Volume I, May 1997.
  
  
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Guidelines for responding to threats and attacks
  
  
• Other Security Publications: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Transit Security; archive dating back to 1983.
  
  

Emergency Management

• Emergency Preparedness: collection of Emergency Preparedness / Emergency Management guidelines from Federal and State agencies.
  
  
• Emergency Management Publications: The FTA has developed numerous guidelines to provide practical assistance to transit personnel and other individuals and organizations with responsibility for planning for, managing, and recovering from emergencies and disasters.
  
  

Training & Conferences

• Conference Information & Registration: Current Conferences relevant to the Office of Safety and Security.
  
  
• Course Listings: A List of General Transit Safety and Security courses as well as mode-specific courses.
  
  

Research

Drugs & Alcohol

• Drug & Alcohol MIS Reporting: The Drug & Alcohol Management Information System Reporting (DAMIS) Software Downloads, Paper Format, and Guidelines for completing reports.
  
  
• DAMIS Publications: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Drug & Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS); Annual Reports dating back to 1996.
  
  

Safety & Security Statistics

• Statistics & Analysis Annual Report: Transit Safety & Security Statistics & Analysis Annual Report.
  
  
• NTD Newsletters: National Transit Database Safety and Security Newsletters.
  
  
• Statistics & Analysis Publications: Information, materials, and resources on the subject of Safety Management Information Statistics.
  
  

Publications

• Safety Program: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Transit Safety; archive dating back to 1985.
  
  
• Security Program: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Transit Security; archive dating back to 1983.
  
  
• Emergency Management: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Emergency Management; archive dating back to 1984.
  
  
• Substance Abuse Program: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Substance Abuse; archive dating back to 1991.
  
  
• DAMIS Data & Reports: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Drug & Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS); Annual Reports dating back to 1996.
  
  
• Statistics & Analysis Data and Reports: Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Safety Management Information Statistics, SAMIS; Annual Reports dating back to 1997.
  
  
• Fire Safety Program : Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of the Fire Safety Program; archive dating back to 1983.
  
  
• Clean Air Program : Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Clean Air; archive dating back to 1983.
  
  
• Accessibility Program : Requests for information, materials and resources currently available on the subject of Accessibility; archive dating back to 1987.
  
  

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