Preventing and Mitigating Transit Worker Assaults in the Bus and Rail Transit Industry

Preventing and Mitigating Transit Worker Assaults in the Bus and Rail Transit Industry

Transit Advisory Committee for Safety

July 2015

This report provides recommendations from state and local transportation agencies, labor unions, research organizations, and national transportation associations to address the elements of a safety management system (SMS) approach to preventing and mitigating transit worker assaults, including policy, risk management, safety promotion, and safety assurance.