Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 741 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RAIL DIVISION › Division 65 - STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT OF RAIL FIXED GUIDEWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING › Section 741-065-0030 - Required Plans

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 System Safety Program Plan Requirements
(a)
			 RTA with a RFGPTS shall prepare a System Safety Program Plan conforming to the
			 requirements of OAR 741-065-0010  through 741-065-0110.
(b) The RTA shall review its System Safety
			 Program Plan a minimum of once every three years, unless a substantial change
			 has been made to the plan requiring SSOA review and approval. After each
			 review, and upon a date agreed to between the RTA and the SSOA, the RTA shall
			 submit the plan, along with written documentation and any checklists used for
			 the review, to the SSOA for review and approval. When the RTA submits the plan
			 and review materials to the SSOA, the RTA shall include a cover letter
			 identifying any changes made to the plan. If the SSOA determines that
			 additional changes to the plan are necessary, the SSOA shall advise the RTA in
			 writing of the changes required. The RTA shall have 30 days to revise its plan
			 to comply with modifications required by the SSOA.
(c) The System Safety Program Plan must
			 describe the method used to maintain effective communications and coordination
			 with SSOA staff, and must contain:
(A) An
			 organization chart of the RTA;
(B)
			 A description of employee training and certification on the System Safety
			 Program Plan process for employees in safety-related positions;
(C) Identification of the facilities and
			 equipment subject to regular safety-related inspection and testing;
(D) A description of the process for
			 developing and managing CAPs as described in OAR 741-065-0072;
(E) A description of the process used by the
			 RTA to ensure that planned and scheduled internal safety reviews are performed
			 to evaluate compliance with the System Safety Program Plan, pursuant to OAR
			 741-065-0070;
(F) The method and
			 schedule for tri-annual submission of the System Safety Program Plan, the
			 System Security Plan and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan to the
			 SSOA;
(G) The process for
			 facilitating on-site safety reviews by the SSOA;
(H) A description of the safety program for
			 employees and contractors that incorporates the applicable state and local
			 requirements, including:
(i) Safety
			 requirements that employees and contractors must follow when working on, or in
			 close proximity to, RTA property; and
(ii) Processes for ensuring the employees and
			 contractors know and follow the requirements.
(I) A description of the hazard management
			 process used by the RTA, pursuant to OAR 741-065-0076;
(J) A description of the process used by the
			 RTA to perform accident notification, investigation and reporting, pursuant to
			 OAR 741-065-0078  and OAR 741-065-0090.
(K) A description of the process used by the
			 RTA to ensure that safety concerns are addressed in modifications to existing
			 systems, vehicles, and equipment, including any system extensions,
			 rehabilitations or new starts, if applicable; and
(L) A description or reference to the
			 applicable hours of service policy pursuant to OAR 741-065-0100.
(M) A description of the drug and
			 alcohol-testing program, or reference to an existing program, that applies to
			 its safety sensitive employees. The program, if contained in a separate
			 document from the plan, must be submitted to the SSOA for review.
(N) A description of the process whereby the
			 plan is reviewed and approved by the board of directors or other equivalent
			 authority of the RTA; and
(O) A
			 sufficiently explicit process for hazard management, with adequate means of
			 risk mitigation for the RFGPTS.
(d) The RTA shall implement and comply with
			 the System Safety Program Plan for all aspects of its RFGPTS.