R2020-184 Resolution Certifying the City of Decatur Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan

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• Clearly define for all contractor staff, managers,and employees alike,their accountabilities and responsibilities for the delivery of the organization's safety performance and the performance of DPTS's safety management system; • Establish and operate hazard identification and analysis, and safety risk evaluation activities--including an employee safety reporting program as a fundamental source for safety concerns and hazard identification--to eliminate or mitigate the safety risks of the consequences of hazards resulting from DPTS contracted operations or activities to a point which is consistent with an acceptable level of safety performance; • Ensure that DPTS and contractor will take no action against any employee who discloses a safety concern through the employee safety reporting program, unless disclosure indicates, beyond any reasonable doubt,an illegal act,gross negligence,or a deliberate or willful disregard of regulations or procedures; • Comply with,and wherever possible exceed, legislative and regulatory requirements and standards; • Ensure that sufficient skilled and trained human resources are available to implement safety management processes; • Ensure that contract staff provides adequate and appropriate safety-related information and training,are competent in safety management matters,and are allocated only tasks commensurate with their skills; • Establish and measure safety performance against realistic and data-driven safety performance indicators and safety performance targets; • Continually improve safety performance through contract management processes that ensure that appropriate safety management action is taken and is effective; and • Ensure externally supplied systems and services to support operations are delivered, meeting established safety performance standards. DPTS's Goals for Safety are established as follows: • In collaboration with the contracted service provider,design,construct,test,and operate a transportation system that achieves an optimum level of safety performance of other transit systems of a similar size in the United States. • Identify and evaluate,then eliminate or control hazards to contracted employees, customers,and the public. • Ensure Contractor meet or exceed all government and industry occupational health and safety standards and practices. The objectives of the PTASP are the means to achieving its goals.They also provide a method of evaluating the effectiveness of DPTS's safety efforts.The PTASP objectives for DPTS and contractor are: 8