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10 <br /> • Safety Committee:All Safety Events are discussed as well as any activities <br /> that have been put in place to prevent future occurrences. Facility <br /> inspections and any hazards identified are also discussed.This committee's <br /> members include the Safety/Training Manager(chair), at least one <br /> Dispatch/Supervisor and one or more of the Transit Operators and <br /> Mechanics. <br /> • All-Employee Safety Meetings:A permanent agenda item in monthly All- <br /> Employee Safety Meetings is dedicated to safety. Safety issues are <br /> discussed and documented. Hazard reports and mitigations will be shared, <br /> safety topics will be brought up for open discussion,further feedback solicited, <br /> and hazard self-reporting further encouraged. <br /> Employee Safety Reporting Program (ESRP) <br /> OCPT is committed to the safest transit operating standards possible.To achieve this, it is imperative that OCPT <br /> have uninhibited reporting of all incidents and occurrences which may compromise the safe conduct of our <br /> operations. To this end, every employee is responsible for the communication of any information that may affect <br /> the integrity of transit safety. OCPT encourages employees who identify safety concerns in their day-to-day duties <br /> and to report them to senior management in good faith without fear of retribution. <br /> OCPT encourages participation in the ESRP by protecting employees that report safety conditions in good faith. <br /> However, OCPT may take disciplinary action if the safety report received by OCPT is from a source other than the <br /> employee, or involves an illegal act, gross negligence, or a deliberate or willful disregard of promulgated regulations <br /> or procedures. <br /> There are many ways employees can report safety conditions: <br /> • Report conditions directly to the dispatcher,who will add them to the daily Operations Log. <br /> • Report conditions directly to any supervisor, manager, or director. <br /> 5. Safety Risk Management <br /> Safety Risk Management Process <br /> OCPT uses the SRM process as a primary method to ensure the safety of our operations, passengers, employees, <br /> vehicles, and facilities. It is a process whereby hazards and their consequences are identified, assessed for <br /> potential safety risk, and resolved in a manner acceptable to OCPT's leadership. OCPT's SRM process allows us <br /> to carefully examine what could cause harm and determine whether we have taken sufficient precautions to <br /> minimize the harm,or if further mitigations are necessary. <br /> OCPT's Operations Manager leads OCPT's SRM process,working with OCPT's Safety Committee to identify <br /> hazards and consequences, assess safety risk of potential consequences, and mitigate safety risk. The results of <br /> OCPT's SRM process are documented in our Critical Asset Vulnerability Action Report and Assessment Log and <br /> referenced materials. <br /> Safety Hazard Identification <br /> Establishing effective hazard identification programs is fundamental to safety management at OCPT. Hazard <br /> identification can be reactive or proactive in nature. Occurrence reporting, incident investigation and trend analysis <br /> are essentially reactive. Other hazard identification methods actively seek feedback by observing and analyzing <br /> day-to-day operations. Common hazard identification activities include: <br /> • Safety audits and inspections of vehicles and facilities;; <br /> • Safety event and incident investigation and reporting; <br /> • Review of vehicle camera footage; <br /> 8 <br />