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developed security plans and procedures and emergency response plans and procedures. <br /> The plans have been coordinated with local law enforcement, emergency services and with <br /> other regional transit providers, which address the conduct of exercises in support of their <br /> emergency plans, and assessment of critical assets and measures to protect these assets. <br /> OCPT is committed to focusing on organizational emergency planning activities and preparing <br /> its transit staff to react to any potential threatening event. OCPT understands that threat <br /> reaction planning and preparation is a dynamic and ongoing process which requires constant <br /> attention and organizational energy. It is essential to identify each potential threat that a transit <br /> system could face, evaluate those threats in terms of their potential impact on transit system <br /> assets and to analyze transit system vulnerability to those threats. The OCPT has done such a <br /> Threat and Vulnerability Assessment for the following potential threats: <br /> Completed "THREAT AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS" forms and <br /> "THREAT AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT" forms for each of <br /> the below listed threats are found in the section of this document <br /> entitled SECURITY PLAN SUPPORUNG DOCUMENTS at 5ECT10JY <br /> .5. <br /> ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS <br /> • Transit vehicle accidents <br /> Defined as collisions with other vehicles, objects or persons with the potential for damage to <br /> people and/or property and the possibility of lawsuits and/or criminal charges. <br /> • Transit passenger incidents <br /> Involve passenger falls, injuries relating to lift and securement operation, injuries before <br /> boarding or after alighting, and passenger illnesses <br /> • Employee accidents and incidents <br /> Include injuries within the office, on official travel, while maintaining the equipment, and on- <br /> premises, but not while operating a vehicle for public transport. Such <br /> accidents/incidents create the possibility for loss of workforce, lawsuits, and worker's <br /> compensation claims. <br /> ACTS OF NATURE <br /> • Floods <br /> Are caused by heavy rain, storm surge, rapid snowmelt, ice jams, dam breaks or levee failures <br /> and can result in loss of life, damage to facilities, danger to vehicles on roadways and <br /> 661Page <br />