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Orange County Transportation Services Agency Safety Plan <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />VII. Safety Assurance <br /> <br />Safety Assurance provides the necessary feedback to ensure that the SMS is functioning effectively <br />and that OCTS is meeting or exceeding its safety objectives. Safety assurance requires a clear <br />understanding of how safety performance will be evaluated, or in other words, what metrics will be <br />used to assess system safety and determine if the safety management system is working properly. <br />Having decided on the metrics by which success will be measured; safety management requires using <br />these metrics within the organization for ongoing performance improvement. <br /> <br />Through our Safety Assurance process, OCTS: <br />Assesses the effectiveness of safety risk mitigations to make sure the mitigations are appropriate <br />and are implemented as intended; <br /> Investigates safety events to identify causal factors; and <br /> Analyzes information from safety reporting, including data about safety failures, defects, or <br />conditions. <br /> <br />Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement <br />One purpose of the OCTS SMS is to ensure that OCTS is tracking and addressing safety concerns of all <br />types that arise within OCTS services and facilities. OCTS has many processes in place to monitor its <br />entire transit system for compliance with operations and maintenance procedures including: <br /> <br />Monitoring Activities: <br /> Facility and Bus Inspections <br /> Safety Meetings <br /> Training Activities <br /> Accident Investigation Reports <br /> Injury Reports <br /> Preventative Maintenance of Vehicles <br /> Comprehensive Vehicle Maintenance Review <br /> Ride-along Evaluations (Driver and Route) <br /> Security Officers and Cameras <br /> <br />74