TRA can help you comply with regulatory safety issues and improve  safety and security practices and procedures. We offer an in-depth expertise in the regulatory environment as well as hands-on experience in improving safety and security.  Services we offer include:

State Safety and Security Oversight
Safety Certification
As Needed Safety Assistance
SMS and Airports

State Safety and Security Oversight.  TRA is at the forefront of rail transit safety and security through the development, implementation, and administration of State Safety and Security Oversight services. TRA currently performs these services for numerous state departments of transportation and comparable agencies.

TRA's role in State Safety and Security Oversight is scaled to match each particular program. The role ranges from augmenting the oversight agency's existing capabilities by performing triennial on-site reviews and associated work to cooperating with and administering the oversight program on a daily basis. TRA works with the individual Safety or Security Oversight Program personnel to develop, operate, and manage appropriately scaled programs. Using its own staff and specialty contractors, TRA assembles technical teams commensurate with the state's or jurisdiction's requirements.

• State Safety and Security Oversight Agency definition, creation, and administration
• System Safety & Security Program Plan development and review
• Performance of safety audits, including on-site triennial reviews
• Safety review of rules, procedures, and practices
• Safety review of training programs
• Safety assurance and verification of new technology
• Safety certification

Safety Certification.   Through its State Safety Oversight programs and as part of independent projects, TRA works with transit agencies to develop, establish, and execute safety certification programs. TRA’s experience and skill include development of safety certification programs, monitoring program progress through committees and at project sites, and monitoring workarounds and corrective actions for new start transit lines, line extensions, new stations, signal systems, vehicle procurements, structures, rulebooks, and other areas.

SMS and Airports.   TRA can assist Airports with Safety Management System (SMS) Compliance. Founded in 1990, TRA has over twenty years offering safety consulting to transportation providers including large public transportation agencies and port authorities. TRA understands Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, Safety Promotion and Department of Transportation regulators and auditors. We can assist with:

• SMS Implementation Plans
• Safety Policy and Procedures
• Hazard Assessment and Documentation
• Hazard Mitigation via Corrective Actions
• Training on Safety Policies and Procedures

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