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Day (September 10). SEPTA also
posts signs at stations with a
number to call if passengers are
not feeling good and think they
may want to hurt themselves.
Operation Lifesaver is a
non-profi t public safety education
and awareness organization dedicated
to reducing collisions, fatalities
and injuries at highway-rail
crossings as well as trespassing
on or near tracks. Educational
awareness resources are made
available. Rail Safety Week held
the last week of September helps
bring heightened attention. Th is
year marked the second year for
this initiative.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a topic of growing
importance. It’s not just “on
the radar” either; the transit industry
has already been aff ected.
“You can do a Google search and
see who has been hacked,” Hanson
said.
Earlier this year, the TSA and
FBI conducted a workshop on cybersecurity
for APTA’s CEO members.
“We’ve actually had sessions
on cybersecurity and enterprise
risk management at every one of
our conferences this year,” Hanson
EDUCATING RIDERS is an
important aspect of safety.
Rail Safety
about
every 3
hours
in the U.S.,
a person or
vehicle is hit by
a train according
to Operation
Lifesaver.
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