Bill Text: CA AR26 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to Rail Safety Culture Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-20)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-29 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 4183.). [AR26 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AR26-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: HR 26 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 29, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eng
( Coauthors: Assembly Members
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, and Yamada )
MARCH 15, 2012
Relative to Rail Safety Culture Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST
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.
