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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.
- 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.
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