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.