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2009 Environmental Health & Safety Report
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Safety
Engineering Department
Last year, Engineering continued to focus on developing and implementing an internal
audit team; Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) rule compliance, including a weekly safety
focus and a monthly RWP briefing topic; Engineering and Leadership Training; and a
Group Safety Performance Review. Corrective actions were identified by the two cross-
functional teams on slips, trips and falls (STF), and the Track-Laying Machine (TLM). A
blue ribbon management committee was established to evaluate the effectiveness of
existing safety initiatives and programs and recommend changes directly to the chief
engineer.
Mechanical Department
Mechanical continued to successfully use a multi-level Safety, Health and Environmental
Process Focus Team (PFT), which includes representation from all divisions. The team was
reorganized in FY ’ 09 to include more agreement-level employees. The team’ s major
accomplishment for FY ’ 09 continued to be the FY ‘10 Safety Plan (in planner format),
created, published and distributed to all Mechanical employees. A Mechanical Safety Logo
contest determined local winners who were entered into a national competition to
determine a final award winner.
Transportation Department
Transportation continued to focus on reducing injuries through the behavioral safety
process of observation and feedback. Specific behaviors related to safety and operating
rules were targeted for observation each month based on injury history analysis and
seasonal trends. Transportation also focused on supporting the activities of local and
division-level safety committees as they worked with employees to promote safe behaviors.
Safety Awareness Day continued as a way to improve employee safety awareness. Block
Training stressed key factors causing injuries, and the Supervisor’ s Workshop provided
training in specific techniques that supervisors can use to manage safety.
Amtrak Safety Performance
System-Wide and Major Operating Departments
Fiscal Years 2005-2009
Amtrak System FY ‘05 FY ‘06 FY ‘07 FY ‘08 FY ‘09
Ratio 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.9 2.3
Goal 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.0
Total Reportable Injuries 709 614 453 552 447
Engineering FY0 ‘5 FY ‘06 FY ‘07 FY ‘08 FY ‘09
Ratio 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.7 2.4
Goal 3.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
Total Reportable Injuries 88 73 73 59 85