Res 2024-142 approving the updated Texas Department of Transportation sponsored Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and establishing fiscal year 2025

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MAR COS City of • • • Agency Safety Plan the City of San Marcos and our service provider,will implement and how safety related information will be communicated. I, !,iafed y (',,"a rn, e'Ire ii oc iie s airid ff rani i ii° one/ 673,29(a) The City's transit service provider provides comprehensive training to all employees regarding each employee's job duties and general responsibilities.This training includes safety responsibilities related to the employee's position. In addition, regular driver safety meetings are held to ensure that safety related information is relayed to the key members of the service provider's safety processes. As part of SMS implementation, the City's service provider does: • Conduct a thorough review of all current general staff categories (administrative, driver, supervisor, mechanic, maintenance, etc.) and the respective staff safety related responsibilities. • Assess the training requirements spelled out in 49 CFR Part 672 and the various courses required for different positions. (The City's transit program is not subject to the requirements under 49 CFR Part 672 but will review the training requirements to understand what training is being required of other larger agencies in the event these trainings might be useful). • Assess the training material available on the FTA PTASP Technical Assistance Center website. • Review other training material available from industry sources such as the Community Transportation Association of America and the American Public Transportation Association websites. • Develop a set of competencies and trainings required to meet the safety related activities for each general staff category. • Develop expectations for ongoing safety training and safety meeting attendance. • Develop a training matrix to track progress on individuals and groups within the organization. • Adjust job notices associated with general staff categories to ensure that new personnel understand the safety related competencies and training needs and the safety related responsibilities of the job. • Include refresher training in all trainings and apply it to agency personnel and contractors. h !,i afe` (',,"a rn rn u irio ca'Irii o i 6/12 9(k,),,) The City of San Marcos' service provider regularly communicates safety and safety performance information throughout our agency's organization that, at a minimum, conveys information on hazards and safety risks relevant to employees' roles and responsibilities and informs employees of safety actions taken in response to reports submitted through the ESRP (noted in Section 3.A.1) or other means. 1