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Florida Transit Safety and Operations Network (FTSON)
The purpose is to provide resources and a platform for discussion of safety and operational challenges, opportunities, and initiatives impacting public transportation providers in Florida.
FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop Session: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Readiness Workshop Moderator: Stephanie Lewis, CUTR Presenters: Ashley Porter, FDOT; Paul Goyette, CUTR; and Susan Morin, Citrus County Transit At this interactive session attendees will learn the difference between the System Safety Program Plan (SSPP) and the PTASP, and how the PTASP replaces the…
Pre-trip This video presents guidelines that transit agencies can use when developing their own pre-trip/post-trip inspection procedures. These guidelines serve as a sample of best practice methods for inspecting vehicle components generally found on Type II vehicles. https://vimeo.com/aecomvizstudio/review/424871401/e267abb387 Triennial Maintenance Review This video presents a sample vehicle safety inspection performed during a transit agency’s Triennial…
Guidance document is currently under review and is available in DRAFT format. Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, FDOT recognizes that agencies are taking proactive steps to protect operators and passengers. Before implementing any protective measures, each agency should conduct a Hazard Risk Analysis to determine their best course of action. Current CDC recommendations…
This session will provide participants with up to date knowledge of new regulatory changes to transit safety requirements. Download Handout
2019 FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop Presenters: Ashley Porter, FDOT; and Paul Goyette and Stephen Berry, CUTR Do you want to learn more about planning for safety risks and prioritizing safety performance? This session will focus on the tools available to design and build an effective PTASP. Attendees will have an opportunity to do hands-on safety…
2019 FPTA/FDOT/CUTR Professional Development Workshop Presenters: Ashley Porter, FDOT; and Paul Goyette and Stephen Berry, CUTR Gear up for the next big change in transit. We’ve all heard about Safety Management Systems (SMS), but what does it mean for transit agencies in Florida? Join us for a session that will explain the paradigm of SMS…
TSA has reopened the comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2016, requesting public comments on several topics relevant to the development of Surface Transportation Vulnerability Assessments and Security Plans mandated by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act). Comments…
Signed into law on December 4, 2015 View Law
Rule Chapter 14-90, Florida Administrative Code: A Review for You – A Course for Bus Transit Drivers computer based training (CBT) course was developed through a grant from and under the direction of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight, Logistics, and Passenger Operations – Transit Office and was produced by the Center for…
Presentation from the 40th Annual FPTA Conference Tuesday, October 28, 204 at 10:00 am Description: FTA has established and will enforce Safety Management Systems (SMS) as its new safety regulatory framework. With a focus on safety policy, formal hazard identification methods, continuous safety risk assessment, effective safety reporting systems, and targeted safety training, SMS provides…