MITRE and Metro Announce Partnership to Strengthen Safety Management System
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Over the course of a three-year contract, MITRE will work with Metro to assess their safety culture, develop a plan to improve their safety data analytics, and deploy a secure Voluntary Safety Reporting Program (VSRP).
Key Points:
- Over the course of a three-year contract, MITRE will work with Metro to assess their safety culture, develop a plan to improve their safety data analytics, and deploy a secure Voluntary Safety Reporting Program (VSRP).
- The VSRP will produce data that can be integrated with other Metro safety information to continuously improve their data-driven safety risk management.
- The reporting program will provide Metro employees with the ability to report safety hazards voluntarily and confidentially.
- Our collaboration with Metro will lead to a stronger safety culture and increase safety for riders throughout the region.