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FTA Could Withhold New York MTA Funds After Track Safety Issues and Risk Assessments
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FTA Administrator Marc Molinaro issued a final warning to New York City Transit after worker deaths and injuries highlighted safety failures.
Photo: MTA / METROFederal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro recently issued a final warning letter to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's New York City Transit (NYCT) to address safety risks for track maintenance workers following tragic accidents involving NYCT employees, including one death.
NYCT Must Submit A Revised Safety Risk AssessmentIn the last year, FTA has communicated to NYCT the need to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of its RWP program, including information from recent safety events.
After two attempts, FTA has determined that NYCT's safety risk assessments (SRA) failed to account for a rise in risk levels adequately and excluded critical data.
Application of appropriate exposure measures : Risk calculations must be based on measures that accurately reflect actual worker risk exposure .
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