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HR-26 (2011-2012)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  March 29, 2012

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2011–2012 REGULAR SESSION

House Resolution
No. 26

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Eng
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Campos, Carter, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Lara, Logue, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada)

March 15, 2012

Relative to Rail Safety Culture Day.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


HR 26, as amended, Eng.
WHEREAS, The State of California is a national leader on safety, health, and environmental considerations; and
WHEREAS, The role of public transportation is growing throughout the State of California, with Californians making over 1.4 billion transit trips each year; and
WHEREAS, The key to attracting and retaining ridership and to the efficient operation of transportation is safety; and
WHEREAS, There is strong research and actual investigative findings that prove that an increased organizational safety culture can lead to reductions in injuries and even prevent accidents; and
WHEREAS, The fundamental traits of a safety management system-based safety culture include leadership, problem identification and resolution, personal accountability, improving work processes, continuous learning, a respectful work environment that encourages raising questions and concerns, and effective communication; and
WHEREAS, A safety culture is inherently an accountable culture, a learning culture, a reporting culture, a flexible culture, and a just culture; and
WHEREAS, An imperative part of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority’s safety culture is the oversight of its board of directors, which requires that each board member understand the importance of his or her role in creating and maintaining a safety culture and risk reduction strategy as it relates to each operating system. Board members must be aware of human and operating system failures and successes within each of their respective areas of responsibility; and
WHEREAS, The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (“Metrolink”) has taken the lead in implementing technology and personnel practices to save lives, including the development of a safety curriculum, with the assistance of the University of Southern California, in order to increase the awareness and standardization of safety practices; and
WHEREAS, Metrolink is hosting a Safety Summit on March 20, 2012, to provide the tools for Southern California leaders to implement a safety culture in their own organizations; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That, the Assembly recognizes the essential value and importance of fostering a safety culture in all areas of transportation; and be it further
Resolved, That every transportation agency and organization is urged to undertake a thorough and comprehensive review of its own safety culture; and be it further
Resolved, That Metrolink be commended for initiating a scrutiny and promotion of safety culture within the railroad; and be it further
Resolved, That March 20, 2012, be declared Rail Safety Culture Day by the Assembly; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.