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OF THE UNITED STATES


The Federal Approach To Rail Safety

Inspection And Enforcement:

Time For Change



The Federal Railroad Administration's safety
enforcement program mainly involves making
individual, routine inspections of track or rail-
cars. These inspections often result in identi-
fying defects or recommending enforcement
actions. Although the inspections have identi-
fied many defects and violations, their narrow
focus does not encourage broad-based railroad
compliance with safety standards.

The Railroad Administration could more ef-
fectively fulfill its enforcement responsibilities
if it would reduce the number of individual,
routine inspections performed and shift its
emphasis to broad-based system assessments,
comprehensive evaluations of railroads' entire
systems and operations. Through these assess-
ments, the Railroad Administration could
determine the overall adequacy of railroads'
safety programs and bring the deficiencies to
the attention of railroads' top management.


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    CED-82-51
APRIL 19,1982


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