ROW Fatality and Trespass Reduction
Workshop April 1 & 2, 2008
San Carlos, California
Hazard Management
Crossings
Stations
Operating practices
Police protocol
Identifying the mentally challenged
Community Outreach
Operation Lifesaver
Suicide prevention
Advocacy group relationships
AAR study
Public service messages
Funding and politics
Infrastructure Engineering
Sealed right of way
Second train warning devices
Quad gates
Video usage on and off trains
Intrusion technology
The workshop will be facilitated by staff
from The Volpe Center. Thirty rail safety professionals will present
Industry-leading Practices and the effective use of the hazard management
process for Identification, Resolution and Measurement of the Success
to trespasser mitigation strategies.
The goal of the workshop is to share Industry
leading practices and explore new strategies that the rail industry
could pursue utilizing the Hazard Analysis process to reduce
the number of right of way fatalities and trespasser incidents.
The workshop will take place at Caltrain headquarters in San
Carlos, California, which is midway between San Francisco and
San Jose. Information about the workshop, including registration,
reduced hotel rates, transportation and agenda are available
online at
www.rowfatalityreduction.com
or by contacting Caltrain Safety Officer Chris Payne at 650.508.7740
or paynec@samtrans.com.
Workshop space is limited to 80. Registration
deadline is March 14.
