Safety

Cross Cutting Transportation Safety Organizations and Programs

• National Response Center -- The NRC is the sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills.
• Transportation Safety Institute -- Supports DOT's vital mission to ensure safety and security in the nation's transportation system through instruction to both those entrusted with enforcement and those obligated to compliance to safety standards.
• Drug and Alcohol Safety -- The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) provides expert advise to industry representatives regarding implementation of the controlled substances and alcohol testing rules.
• Hazardous Materials Safety -- The Office responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water.

• FAA Office of System Safety -- Develops and implements improved tools and processes, to facilitate more effective use of safety data, both inside and outside the agency, to help improve aviation safety.
• Aviation Human Factors -- Develops and assures implementation of human factors policies, regulations, programs, and procedures which promote the safety and productivity of the national airspace system.
• Aviation Medicine -- The medical certification, research, and education wing of the United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Aviation Medicine.
• Aviation Safety Reporting System -- The ASRS collects, analyzes, and responds to voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident reports in order to lessen the likelihood of aviation accidents.
• Flight Standards Service Aviation Information -- Provides the public with easily accessible Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety related information pertaining to Airlines and Aircraft.

• Highway Safety -- An FHWA safety site with the goal to reduce roadway-related fatalities and injuries by designing a forgiving infrastructure.
• Don’t hang out in the NO-ZONE -- A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration campaign to educate people about how to share the road safely with large trucks and buses.
• PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety -- Administers DOT’s national regulatory program to assure the safe transportation of natural gas, petroleum, and other hazardous materials by pipeline.
• Traffic Safety -- A comprehensive site by NHTSA dealing with passenger and pedestrian safety.
• Occupant Protection -- A comprehensive site by NHTSA dealing with passenger and pedestrian safety.
• Federal Transit Administration Safety and Security Office -- Concerned with matters relating to the safety and security of our nation's mass transit systems.
• Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis -- Railroad safety information for FRA personnel, railroad companies, research and planning organizations and the public, in general.

• U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center -- Works directly with the marine industry, the Commandant and Coast Guard field units in the evaluation and approval of commercial vessel and systems designs, development of safety standards and policies, response to maritime casualties and oversight of delegated third parties in support of the Coast Guard's marine safety and environmental protection programs.
• Marine Safety and Environmental Protection -- Documents and other information of general interest to the maritime community. This site is updated daily.
• Boating Safety -- Dedicated to improving the knowledge, skills and abilities of recreational boaters with the ultimate goal of reducing the loss of life, injuries and property damage that occurs on U.S. waterways.