{"id":24123,"date":"2014-10-09T08:38:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T13:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=24123"},"modified":"2014-10-09T08:38:41","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T13:38:41","slug":"ntsb-examines-recent-surge-in-rail-worker-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/ntsb-examines-recent-surge-in-rail-worker-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"NTSB Examines Recent Surge In Rail Worker Deaths","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/NTSB_logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/NTSB_logo.jpg\" alt=\"NTSB_logo\" \/><\/a>The National Transportation Safety Board Sept. 24 issued a special investigation report on the recent increase in deaths of railroad and rail transit roadway workers on or near tracks and made recommendations to reduce the number of fatalities.<br \/>\nThe Special Investigation Report on Railroad and Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection provides details of 14 fatal accidents in 2013. Over the year, 15 roadway workers died. The number of deaths in 2013, the findings from investigations of those deaths and the increasing number of fatalities prompted the NTSB to look more closely at the issue of roadway worker safety and to recommend actions to address these issues.<br \/>\nRailroad and rail transit roadway workers are subject to on-the-job risks and hazards that are markedly different from those faced by other railroad employees. Of the fatalities in 2013, 11 resulted from 11 accidents on freight railroads and four were on commuter or transit railways. The average number of railroad worker fatalities has fluctuated but has remained about 6.4 per year from 1990 to 2013.<br \/>\n\u201cRailroad roadway worker deaths have increased over the past three years,\u201d said NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher A. Hart. \u201cThis trend is unacceptable.\u201d<br \/>\nAmong the report\u2019s findings are that comprehensive job briefings could help prevent accidents and that national inspection protocols for work activities are necessary to ensure the safety of roadway workers.<br \/>\nThe NTSB issued recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalmen Committee. The recommendations call for additional training, harmonization of standards, a national inspection program and greater stakeholder participation in roadway worker fatalities, among other measures.<br \/>\nA summary of the special report is available at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #005288\" href=\"http:\/\/go.usa.gov\/dZfj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/go.usa.gov\/dZfj<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Transportation Safety Board Sept. 24 issued a special investigation report on the recent increase in deaths of railroad and rail transit roadway workers on or near tracks and made recommendations to reduce the number of fatalities. 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