3rd Annual State Safety Oversight Workshop

FTA’s Office of Safety and Security is sponsoring the Third Annual Workshop for State Safety Oversight Agencies. This Workshop, which will be hosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation, will take place from December 8 to December 10, 1999 in Portland, Oregon at the DoubleTree Hotel at the Lloyd Center.

There is no registration fee for the Workshop. Participant’s costs are limited to travel and lodging expenses. Since many attendees will be travelling from out-of-state, FTA is also sponsoring an Opening Reception on Tuesday evening. The Reception will begin at 6:00pm and will also be held at the DoubleTree Hotel.

Similar to last year’s Workshop, oversight agency representatives will be making many of the presentations. A tentative list of the topics to be covered this year includes the following:

• Safety Oversight: The Year in Review
• Safety Data Collection and Analysis
• New States and Start-ups
• Developing an Internal Safety Audit Process with the Transit Agency
• Safety Certification of Vehicles, Structures, and New Starts
• Evaluating Transit Security Programs
• Resolving Conflicts of Interest
• Enforcing Oversight Requirements

Portland Tri-Met has agreed to provide all interested Workshop attendees with a tour of Washington Park Station. At 260 feet underground, it is the deepest transit station in North America, and the second deepest in the world, accessible to passengers only by four high-speed elevators. Tri-Met will also provide a tour of its Control Center and MAX rail shop. Tour arrangements will be finalized during the first day of the Workshop.

If you have any questions concerning the Workshop, please call Mr. Roy Field of FTA’s Office of Safety and Security at (202) 366-0197.