Title 49
PART 674 APPENDIX
| Event/threshold | Human factors | Property damage | Types of events (examples) |
Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident: Rail Transit Agency (RTA) to Notify State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) SSO and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) within two hours | - Fatality (occurring at the
scene or within 30 days following the accident) - One or more persons suffering serious injury (Serious injury means any injury which: (1) Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of the injury was received; (2) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose); (3) causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; (4) involves any internal organ; or (5) involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.) |
- Property damage resulting from a collision involving a rail transit vehicle; or any derailment of a rail transit vehicle | - A collision between a rail
transit vehicle and another rail transit vehicle - A collision at a grade crossing resulting in serious injury or fatality - A collision with a person resulting in serious injury or fatality - A collision with an object resulting in serious injury or fatality - A runaway train. - Evacuation due to life safety reasons. - A derailment (mainline or yard). - Fires resulting in a serious injury or fatality. |
- RTA to notify SSOA and FTA
within 2 hours; Investigation required. - RTA to report to FTA within 30 days via the National Transit Database (NTD). - RTA to record for SMS Analysis. |
| Incident: RTA to Report to FTA (NTD) within 30 days | - A personal injury that is
not a serious injury - One or more injuries requiring medical transportation away from the event |
- Non-collision-related damage to equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that disrupts the operations of a transit agency | - Evacuation of a train into
the right-of-way or onto adjacent track; or customer
self-evacuation - Certain low-speed collisions involving a rail transit vehicle that result in a non-serious injury or property damage - Damage to catenary or third-rail equipment that disrupts transit operations - Fires that result in a non-serious injury or property damage - A train stopping due to an obstruction in the tracks/“hard stops” - Most hazardous material spills. |
- RTA to report to FTA within
30 days via the National Transit Database (NTD). - RTA to record for SMS Analysis. |
| Occurrence: RTA to record data and make available for SSO and/or FTA review | - No personal injury | - Non-collision-related damage to equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure that does not disrupt the operations of a transit agency | - Close Calls/Near Misses - Safety rule violations. - Violations of safety policies. - Damage to catenary or third-rail equipment that do not disrupt operations. - Vandalism or theft. |
- RTA will collect, track and analyze data on Occurrences to reduce the likelihood of recurrence and inform the practice of SMS. |