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TITLE:

Safety Report

PURPOSE:

To present to the Board of Directors a report on the state of safety within Metro,including safety statistics, current actions, action plans on recomendations to

audits, policies and other safety related information so the Board may be kept upto date and informed.

DESCRIPTION:

To ensure that safety is the priority within Metro and that necessary actions andpolicies are implemented to enhance the safety of our employees and customers.

FUNDING IMPACT:

None

RECOMMENDATION:

To present the monthly Safety Report to the Board of Directors.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Board Action/Information Summary

Action Information MEAD Number: Resolution: Yes No

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Washington Metropolitan Area Tran

Safety Report

Safety and Security CommitteeJanuary 26, 2012



Purpose

• Provide the Committee u dated informationsafety progress relative to:

• National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTS

Committee

•

• Recent Incidents

• Fatigue Matrix/Brief



Performance Indicators



KPI: Employee Injury Ra

Why Perfo10.00

• Employeby 24%

• Employe

8.00

o u r s

17%

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2010 2011

Actions • Safety blitzes continue to occur at targeted areas which have a high occurrence • Impromptu training occurring by Safety Officers in their facilities on back safety



KPI: Customer Injury Ra

Why Perfo5.00

• Custome35%

4.00

e r T r i p s

• Custome

6% (1.6 2.00

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i l l i o n P a s s e n

increased• Ten

20 t

1.00 P e r M

0.00

2010 2011

Actions • Safety inspections at all Rail Stations continue to occur on a regular basis.• A safety communications campaign is underway in attempts to build a safety cul



Corrective Action Plans

1492010 new

12010

21 32008

49

64 5

2006

2007

53

27

22004

2005

0 50 100 150 200 250

Closed Open



New Corrective Action Pl

he 317 New CAPs co

300

350

13%200

250 168

40%50

100149

OC 2010 Audit 127 Inte

0

317 Total New

Investigations (43) Ins

NTSB (17) VTX

CAPs

New Closed New Open



Hazard Resolution Matri

OccurrenceHazard Categories

Catastrophic 1 Critical 2 Marginal 3

=

B = Probable 1B 2B 3B

C = Occasional 1C 2C 3C

1

1

1

21

0

35

D = Remote 1D 2D 3D

E = Improbable 1E 2E 3E

28

0

10

0

14

4

, , , , , –

1D, 2C, 2D, 3B, 3C 94 Undesirable - Executive Safety Commi

1E, 2E, 3D, 3E, 4A, 4B 19 Acceptable with review by Executive S

4C, 4D, 4E 49 Acceptable without review



NTSB Recommendation



Background on NTSB Recomme

• Currently have 27 “open and acceptable” recommendations with the NTSB

– 15 are related to Fort Totten Incident

– 12 pre-date Fort Totten Incident

• 16 of the 27 were submitted for closure and a response from NTSB

• 2 of the 27 NTSB recommendations are hazaby WMATA as Category I (unacceptable)

• Update will address NTSB recommendations progress” or not submitted for closure



NTSB Recommendations

• One open recommendation from the 2006 Woodle

1. Equip all WMATA rolling stock with roll back protection

• One recommendation remainin from the 2007 MoIncident

1. Replace all #8 turnouts with guarded #8 turno

• 156 of 178 have been completed (88%)

• Two open recommendations from the Eisenhower mp oyee a a es o

1. Perform periodic hazard analyses

2. Develop new technology for automatic alert of worketracks



Fort Totten Incident

• NTSB issued two recommendations rior to the com l investigative report, and 13 additional recommendatioconclusion

• 15 recommen ations, 7 are in-progress at t is time 8

closure from NTSB)

.

• System has been developed and tested

. emove unnecessary commun ca on sys

• Red Line 53% complete

• Orange Line 5% complete



Fort Totten Incident (continued

4. Conduct safety analysis of Automatic Tra(ATC) 1

• Currently in Phase 3 of four planned phases

• Anticipated completion April 2012

5. Based on analysis of ATC, develop and incontrols 1

6. Ensure lead car has on-board event reco

7. Develop program to monitor performancrecorders

1 Hazard Matrix Resolut



FTA State Safety Oversight



FTA State Safety Oversight

• FTA conducted State Safet Oversi ht Pro ramMetro and TOC

• Issued Final Audit Re ort on March 4 2010

• Ten recommendations placed significant press

• As of January 11, 2012, FTA closed out all

“ (WMATA) strong commitment to addressing FTAconcerns and to re-building a strong foundation toimproved safety performance.”



Recent Incident Update

• December 2, 2011 – Ten Car Train

• December 20, 2011 – Rail Friction Rin

• December 28, 2011 – Auto/Bus Accid

• u ry , – r



Ten Car Train

• December 2, 2011 – 1413 hours

• Shady Grove – Train left Shady Grove Yard with a 10

• 26 Red Line Stations were serviced

•

• When entering Glenmont Yard the Interlocking Oper- .



Rail Friction Ring

Tuesday morning, December 20, 2011 –

Broken Mounting Hub – car 5012



Bus Accident

• Afternoon of December 28, 2011

• Rockville Pike & Elsmere Avenue

(Montgomery County)

• Pickup truck struck Metrobus #6206

• Six passenger injuries (non-life threat



Rail Friction Ring

Friday Morning - January 6, 2012 – Tra

r r



Fatigue Rules / Standar



Fatigue Rules / Standar

Max

Duty

Time

Actual Work Time

Minimum Rest Period

(Consecutive)

Risk

Mgmt System

Cumulative Limits per

Week/Month

FAA 14‐hrs 8/9‐hrs 10‐hrs Yes Yes

‐ rs ‐ rs ‐ rs es

FRA 12‐hrs NA 8/10‐hrs Yes Yes

APTA 14‐hrs NA 10

‐hrs NA NA



Appendix



Status of 27 NTSB Recommend

1 2006 Woodley Park Equip all WMATA rolling stock with roll back prote

2 2007 Mount Vernon New QA process; proper wheel truing

3 2007 Mount Vernon New car procurement configuration management

4 2007 Mount Vernon Single point of responsibility within CENV; investi

5 2007 Mount Vernon New written procedures; rail point face lubricatio

6 2007 Mount Vernon Replace all #8 turnouts with guarded #8 turnout

Review and update Metrorail Safety Rules & ProcHandbook

8 2006 Eisenhower/DuPont Establish Systematic approach for audit checks

9 2006 Eisenhower/DuPont Perform periodic hazard analysis

10 2006 Eisenhower/DuPontDevelop new technology for automatic alert of wnear tracks




YEAR INCIDENT RECOMMENDATION

11 2009 All Properties Modify physical exam and forms; sleep apnea

12 2009 All PropertiesEstablish program to identify operators at high rissleep disorders

13 2009 Fort Totten Develop real time loss of shunt detection system

14 2009 Fort Totten Develop program, train control system performan

16 2009 Fort Totten Enhance distribution of technical bulletins

17 2009 Fort Totten Remove unnecessary communication systems

18 2009 Fort Totten Conduct safety analysis of Automatic Train Contro

19 2009 Fort Totten Based on analysis of ATC, develop and incorporatcontrols

20 2009 Fort Totten Imp ement ca e resistance testing

21 2009 Fort Totten Work with TOC to address FTA Audit, 8 of 10 com




YEAR INCIDENT RECOMMENDATION

22 2009 Fort Totten Periodically review operational data

23 2009 Fort Totten Implement non-punitive safety reporting system

24 2009 Fort Totten Review hazard management program

25 2009 Fort Totten Remove all 1000 series rail cars

-

27 2009 Fort Totten Develop program to monitor performance of reco



Injury Rates Per 200,00Operations GroupsJanuary – November 2011

OperationsGroup

RecordableInjuries

InjuryRate

AcEmp

.

BTRA 196 7.42 3CMNT 30 3.38 1

ELES 16 8.54 2

PLNT 29 3.73 8

RTRA 89 6.54 1

SMNT 21 2.35 8

TRST 29 5.76 4

Totals 444 5.50 8



Rail Passenger Injury Ra

3.00

2.50

1.50

.

M i l l i o n

T r i p s

1.00 P e r

0.00

.

Escalator Transit Facilities Occupants On-B



Bus Passenger Injury Ra

8.00

6.00

7.00

s

4.00

5.00

e r M i l l i o n T r i

2.00

3.00

R a t e P

0.00

1.00

Other Collision Related 2010 Collisions



MetroAccess Passenger I

60.00

50.00

30.00

.

M i l l i o n

T r i p s

20.00 P e r

0.00

.

Other Collision Related



Rail Vehicle Incidents–

4

3

2

1

0

Derailment Collision Other



Bus Collision Rates

70.0

50.0

60.0

40.0

M i l l i o n

M i l e s

20.0

.

P e r

0.0

10.0

Preventable Non-Preventable



MetroAccess Collision Ra

50.0

40.0

30.0

M i l l i o n

M i l e s

10.0

20.0 P e r

0.0

Preventable Non-Preventable



Bus Pedestrian/ Cyclist I

5

4

3

2

1

0

2010 2011



Smoke and Fire Incident

40

30

35

20

25

10

15

0

5

Smoke Fire



Suicides

4

3

2

0

2009 2010 2011



Data Tables

Employee Injury Rates

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

2010 5.18 7.94 4.03 6.38 5.79 6.82 4.39 5.72 7.76 4.59

. . . . . . . . . .

OSHA Reportable Injuries x 200,000 / Actual Hours

Rail Passenger Injury Rates


2010 1.15 2.46 1.08 1.11 1.53 1.23 0.99 1.46 1.12 1.32

2011 2.13 2.00 1.32 1.71 1.25 1.10 1.08 1.30 0.94 0.97

Injuries x 1,000,000 / Passenger Trips

Injuries Meeting NTD Reporting Criteria

Bus Passenger Injury Rates


2010 2.08 3.66 1.73 1.77 1.84 3.33 2.40 1.61 6.92 1.98

. . . . . . . . . .



Suicides


2009 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 2 0

2010 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0

2011 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

Bus Collision Rates


2010 42.9 64.7 37.5 49.6 50.0 48.5 45.3 50.3 52.3 47.9

. . . . . . . . . .

Collisions x 1,000,000 / Vehicle Miles

Smoke Incidents


2010 4 5 10 8 7 7 12 4 12 9

2011 8 4 4 5 15 24 19 21 4 5



Data Tables

Fire Incidents


2010 6 9 10 11 8 10 4 4 8 7

2011 11 4 4 9 8 10 1 2 7 3

Pedestrians / Cyclists


2010 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0

2011 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 0 0

Total Reportable Rail Vehicle Incidents


2010 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2

2011 3 3 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0


2010 26.18 22.06 21.57 31.55 48.11 46.48 34.47 38.84 24.61 14.4

2011 16.45 10.55 14.63 32.12 27.41 16.72 53.96 22.53 11.65 34.5



MetroAccess Collision Rates


2010 34.1 38.9 37.2 35.0 41.3 46.7 38.8 32.9 26.3 33.62011 33.4 36.0 27.7 34.7 31.4 26.0 25.6 25.3 19.6 29.

Collisions x 1,000,000 / Vehicle Miles

Total WMATA Customer Injury Rates


2010 1.67 3.00 1.46 1.54 1.97 2.25 1.69 1.78 3.43 1.65

2011 2.08 1.66 2.16 2.21 1.69 1.98 1.65 1.43 1.67 1.46

All Injuries (Bus, Rail, and MetroAccess) x 1,000,000 / All Passenger Trips




Descri tion of Measures

Employee Injuries and Accidents

• Reportable employee accidents / 200,000 hours• Calendar year versus fiscal year• Or anization-level does not im act current individua• WMATA-wide rate target by end of 2011 calendar yea

accidents / 200,000 hours; 2010 actual was 5.86Customer Injuries

• Based on National Transit Database (NTD) reporting• Key requirement – Transport away for medical treatm• Rail passenger injuries per million trips

• , ,•

Calendar year 2011 target is 1.26 injuries• Bus & MetroAccess passenger injuries per million trip• = = • Calendar year 2011 target is 2.62 injuries



Employee Injury Rate

Em lo ee In ur Rate: Normalized number of re oexperienced per 100 employees, working the counormal year• ,

hours worked = employee injury rate

• Medical treatment above first aid• Loss of consciousness• ays away rom wor

• Restricted duty or job transfer• Death



Customer In ur Rate R

Customer In ur Rate: Normalized number of re ortaexperienced by our customers per million passenger t

• (Total number of NTD reportable injuries x 1,00number of tri s = customer in ur rate

Rail Customer Injury Rate: Normalized (per 1 mil. trip

NTD reportable injuries experienced by our rail service

• On board a “revenue” transit vehicle or were anboarded passenger within a transit facility exclu

, , , …

Where an NTD reportable injury is related to the oper

scene for one or more persons



Customer Injury Rate,

Bus Customer Injury Rate: Normalized (per 1 mil. trips)• Number of NTD reportable injuries experienced by

customers

etro ccess ustomer n ury ate: orma ze per m

• Number of NTD reportable Injuries experienced byMetroAccess Customers

Where the injuries are:• Collision related: Injuries requiring immediate me

away rom e scene ue o a co s on. c as

major – regardless of injury severity)• Other on-board: Injuries related to the operation

,scene. (NTD classifies these as minor – regardlessseverity)



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