Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-550 - Safety oversight of rail fixed guideway systems rules › Section 468-550-070 - Notifying of, investigating, and reporting accidents and unacceptable hazardous conditions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each RFGPTS
			 shall notify the department per the requirements set forth in the Washington
			 state rail safety oversight program standard within two hours of the occurrence
			 of any reportable accident.
(2)
			 Each RFGPTS shall notify the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of reportable
			 hazards, incidents, and accidents per the requirements of
			 49 C.F.R.
			 674.33.
(3) Each RFGPTS shall notify the department
			 per the requirements set forth in the Washington state rail safety oversight
			 program standard within two hours of the discovery of any unacceptable
			 hazardous condition.
(4) Each
			 RFGPTS shall notify the department of all other reportable hazards or incidents
			 within the reporting timelines set forth in the Washington state rail safety
			 oversight program standard.
(5)
			 Each RFGPTS shall investigate all reportable accidents and unacceptable
			 hazardous conditions. The RFGPTS may use its own staff or a contractor to
			 conduct its investigation and shall designate a staff person to be responsible
			 for submitting written investigation reports and findings to the department, on
			 a department form, within forty-five calendar days after the reportable
			 accident or unacceptable hazardous condition was discovered. This report shall
			 identify the causal factors contributing to the occurrence and contain a
			 corrective action plan with an implementation schedule to prevent a recurrence
			 of the accident, or to mitigate the unacceptable hazardous condition.
(a) In the event that the RFGPTS does not
			 have all of the data and analysis necessary to complete a final report, the
			 RFGPTS must submit a draft within forty-five days that documents progress to
			 date.
(b) Under no circumstance may
			 the final report be submitted more than four months from the date of the
			 incident.
(c) The department shall
			 review the RFGPTS final investigation report, corrective action plan, and
			 accompanying implementation schedule to ensure that it meets the goal of
			 preventing and mitigating a recurrence of the reportable accident or
			 unacceptable hazardous condition.
(d) In the event that the department does not
			 concur with the findings of the RFGPTS investigation, the corrective action
			 plan, or the implementation schedule, the department shall take the following
			 actions:
(i) Within forty-five calendar days
			 of receipt of the investigation report, confer with the RFGPTS about its
			 preliminary review findings and explain what needs to be changed;
(ii) If the RFGPTS agrees with the
			 department's recommendations, then the RFGPTS shall amend its report to the
			 department in writing within ten calendar days. This then follows the normal
			 WSDOT approval process;
(iii) If
			 the RFGPTS does not agree with the department's recommendations, then it must
			 submit its concerns and issues in writing within ten days to the department.
			 The department shall submit the plan to the FTA transit safety oversight office
			 for their review. The FTA shall make the final determination.