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Orange County Transportation Services Agency Safety Plan <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Agency Leadership and Executive Management <br />Agency Leadership and Executive Management also have authorities and responsibilities for day-to- <br />day SMS implementation and operation of OCTS’s SMS under this plan. OCTS Agency Leadership and <br />Executive Management include: <br />• Transportation Administrator <br />• Transit Operations Manager <br />• Transit Operations Supervisor <br /> <br />OCTS Leadership and Executive Management personnel have the following authorities, <br />accountabilities, and responsibilities: <br />• Participate as members of OCTS’s Safety Committee as called upon; <br />• OCTS Safety Committee: Reported safety hazards are evaluated by the Safety Committee. Safety <br />Committee members include the Chief Safety Officer, Operations Manager, Safety/Training <br />Manager and the Field Operations Specialist. <br />• Oversee day-to-day operations of the SMS in their departments; <br />• Provide subject matter expertise to support implementation of the SMS as requested by the <br />Accountable Executive or the Chief Safety Officer. <br /> <br />The Safety/Training Manager has the following additional authorities, accountabilities, and <br />responsibilities: <br />• Provides safety related training to employees; <br />• Maintains full knowledge of all standard and safety operating procedures; <br />• Ensures that employees make safety a primary concern when on the job; <br />• Listens and acts upon any safety concerns raised by OCTS staff; <br />• Oversees day-to-day implementation and operation of OCTS's SMS; and <br />• Maintains OCTS’s Safety Event Log. <br /> <br />The Transit Operations Manager has the following additional authorities, accountabilities, and <br />responsibilities: <br /> <br />• Monitors OCTS’s Safety Event Log and analyzes trends in hazards, occurrences, incidents, and <br />accidents to maintain OCTS’s Critical Asset Vulnerability Action Report as part of Safety Risk <br />Management (SRM); and <br />• Identifies substandard performance in OCTS's SMS and develops action plans for approval by the <br />Accountable Executive. <br />• Chairs the OCTS Safety Committee and coordinates quarterly meetings. <br /> <br />Key Staff <br />OCTS relies on Dispatch/Supervisors, Operators and Mechanics Technicians as front- line safety <br />personnel take part in monthly Safety Meetings in support of the SMS: <br />• Safety Committee: All Safety Events are discussed as well as any activities that have been put in <br />place to prevent future occurrences. Facility inspections and any hazards identified are also <br />discussed. This committee’s members include the Safety/Training Manager (chair), at least one <br />Dispatch/Supervisor and one or more of the Transit Operators and Mechanics. <br />67