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Abstract:The Confidential Close Call Transit Safety Reporting System (Close Call Program) is a collaborative effort among the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 (L-689), and International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 922 (L-922). The program was developed based on a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a railroad accident report that followed the collision of two trains near Fort Totten Station on June 22, 2009. The Close Call Program is designed to remove fears and barriers that have discouraged employees from disclosing safety risks or unsafe conditions. An unsafe condition or close call is a situation or circumstance that has the potential for safety consequences but has not yet resulted in an adverse safety event. To encourage employee participation, the WMATA Close Call Program is entirely voluntary, non-punitive and confidential. The goals of the WMATA Close Call Program are to: Improve the safety culture by encouraging and increasing voluntary employee reporting of safety concerns; Mitigate the impact of known safety risks; Learn about unknown safety risks; Increase awareness of safety risks and emerging trends; and Address potential safety risks through the development of Preventive Safety Actions (PrSA).
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Content Notes:Bureau of Transportation Statistics. WMATA Close Call Program Report 2013–2018. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Transportation, 2019. https://doi.org/10.21949/1504250
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