Resources

• Safety and Security Management Plan FAQ

  This document provides clarification on requirements for Safety and Security Management Plans (SSMP).

  

• Safety and Security Management Plans Presentation

  This presentation provides an overview of Safety and Security Management Plans (SSMPs) and presents existing requirements and guidance.

  

• Safety and Security Management in Rail Transit Projects

  This guidance document expands on FTA Circular 5800.1, providing clarification on SSMP development and pre-revenue safety activity.

  

• FTA Circular 5800.1: Safety and Security Management Guidance

  In this circular, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides safety and security guidance for recipients with major capital projects covered by 49 CFR part 633, “Project Management Oversight.” This circular identifies specific safety and security activities that a recipient must perform and document in a Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP). In this circular, FTA explains that the SSMP is part of the recipient’s Project Management Plan (PMP). As part of the PMP, the SSMP must be updated whenever the PMP is required.

  

• Safety and Security in FTA’s New Starts Planning and Project Development Process

  This Briefing Paper provides an overview of the New Starts Planning and Development Process and highlights key activities performed to address safety and security in all phases.

  

• Compliance Guidelines for States with New Starts Projects

  This document was prepared to guide States through the process of developing a safety oversight program that meets FTA requirements and ensures effective oversight from the initiation of revenue service for new start projects. These guidelines also describe an approach for addressing safety and security during New Start planning, design and construction.