Transcript 1. Public Transportation Emergencies The Federal Transit

Federal Transit
Administration (FTA)
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Public Transportation Emergencies
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has supported
industry programs for security and preparedness through
training, research, guidelines and regulation.
49 CFR Part 659, which went into effect on January 1,
1998, requires all rail transit agencies to document their
security and preparedness programs in System Security
Program Plans, reviewed and approved by State
Oversight Agencies.
Public Transportation
Emergencies
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Working with the U.S. Department of Transportation,
Office of Intelligence and Security, FTA has also
coordinated closely with national domestic preparedness
programs, developed after the 1995 sarin release on a
Tokyo subway killed 12 and sent thousands of others to
local hospitals.
The Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
of 1996 initiated a program to provide training and
equipment for first responders to deal with terrorist
incidents, including those involving weapons of mass
destruction (WMD), in 120 of the highest risk cities in the
country.
The Public Transportation System Security and
Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide, 2003.
Public Transportation Emergency
Preparedness Components
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PREVENT incidents within its control and responsibility,
effectively protect critical assets;
RESPOND decisively to events that cannot be prevented,
mitigate loss, and protect employees, passengers, and
emergency responders;
SUPPORT response to events that impact local
communities, integrating equipment and capabilities
seamlessly into the total effort; and
RECOVER from major events, taking full advantage of
available resources and programs.
Preparedness Planning
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Planning identifies potential targets and
risks, vulnerabilities to various forms of
attack, crime, and natural disaster, and
allows these targets to be hardened and the
risks to be mitigated.
Planning provides the agency an
opportunity to ensure redundancy in critical
system operations, including personnel for
all major functions.
System Security and Emergency
Preparedness (SSEP)
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System security and emergency
preparedness (SSEP) offers a valuable tool
to support the efforts of transportation
managers to answer system security
questions.
Steps in the System Security
Methodology
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Step 1: Designate an organizational
capability to manage security issues for the
system.
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For small systems, this assignment can be
part-time for a single employee.
For the nation’s larger systems, dedicated
transportation police perform this function.
Step 2: Create a Security and
Emergency Preparedness Planning
(SEPP) Team.
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For small systems, this can be the existing
Bus/Vehicle Operators Committee or an Ad
Hoc Committee, including representatives
from systems served or contractors used to
provide service.
Larger systems may have several distinct
committees (security planning, security
operations, security breach review, as well
as committees that focus on emergency
management and coordination with local
responders).
Step 3: Perform a SEPP
Capabilities Assessment
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Perform a SEPP Capabilities Assessment
to develop a snapshot of the system’s
current level of readiness.
If applicable, the system should also identify
baseline security practices that are
consistent across its operations or modes of
service.
Step 4: Conduct a Threat and
Vulnerability Assessment
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Conduct a Threat and Vulnerability
Assessment to identify critical assets,
vulnerability to specific threats, based on
the likelihood of occurrence and the severity
of occurrence (given current security
baselines and/or practices), and to develop
passive and active counter-measures for
addressing prioritized vulnerabilities.
Step 5: Develop System Security
and Emergency Preparedness Plan
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Develop a System Security and Emergency
Preparedness Plan to describe system roles
and responsibilities for these activities.
Small systems may have one combined
plan. Larger systems may have multiple
plans (System Security Plan, Basic
Emergency Plan and Incident Annexes, and
Terrorism Response Plan).
Step 6: Develop a work plan for
implementing countermeasures.
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This may include, in the short-term, issuing
bulletins to operators and meeting with local
law enforcement.
Long-term implementation measures
include developing annual programs for
exercising emergency notification and
response procedures and developing a
master plan for CCTV implementation at the
system.
Step 7: Readiness drills
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Emphasize readiness in all system
activities, including role-playing in operator
meetings, tabletop simulations, what if
exercises, tabletop simulations, drills, and
interagency exercises are vital to ensure
that transportation employees and local
responders are familiar with plans and
equipment and develop needed skills.
Interacting through exercises also provides
an opportunity for systems to develop
working relationships and mutual trust.
Department of Energy
(DOE)
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Within the DOE Office of Environmental Management, the
Office of Transportation implements the complex-wide
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP)
to address preparedness issues for non classified/ non
weapons radioactive material shipments.
As an element of the DOE Comprehensive Emergency
Management System, TEPP provides support to DOE and
other Federal, State, Tribal, and local authorities to prepare
for a response to a transportation incident involving DOE
shipments of radioactive material.
TEPP is implemented on a regional basis, with a TEPP
Coordinator designated for each of the eight DOE Regional
Coordinating Offices.
TEPP Planning Tools
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This Transportation Emergency
Preparedness Program (TEPP) Model
Procedure contains the recommended
actions for response to transportation
incidents involving radioactive
material.
Transportation Security
Administration (TSA)
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was
formed immediately following the tragedies of Sept. 11.
Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act on November 19, 2001 which formed the
TSA..
The agency is a component of the Department of
Homeland Security and is responsible for security of the
nation's transportation systems.
With state, local and regional partners, the TSA oversees
security for the highways, railroads, buses, mass transit
systems, ports and the 450 U.S. airports.
Federal Air Marshal Service
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Federal Air Marshals serve as the primary law
enforcement entity within TSA.
They deploy on flights around the world and in the
United States.
While their primary mission of protecting air
passengers and crew has not changed much over
the years, Federal Air Marshals have an ever
expanding role in homeland security and work
closely with other law enforcement agencies to
accomplish their mission.
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA)
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The FHWA Operations is engaged in emergency
preparedness and management, working with other DOT
administrations and Federal agencies, its State and local
partners, academia, industry associations, and the
private sector.
The purpose is to ensure that surface transportation
operating agencies throughout the nation have the
necessary tools, techniques, information, and
understanding to be able to prevent when possible,
prepare for, respond to, and recover from both natural
and man-made disasters.
FHWA Activities
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Facilitating improved communication and creating
partnerships
Assembling and distributing best practices
Providing for education, awareness, training
Engaging in R&D activities
Coordinating with other federal agencies
Distributing information on threats
Ensuring the transportation system will support
military deployments
Advocating planning and preparation, and having in
place a program of active management of the
transportation network
Federal Motor Vehicle Carrier
Safety Administration
(FMCSA)
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Commercial Vehicle Security
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In response to the terrorist atrocities committed
against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on
September 11, 2001, and subsequent threats to the
transportation system, the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) has initiated
programs to protect the public from terrorists using
commercial motor vehicles as weapons or targets.
A top priority for commercial vehicle security is
protecting the transportation of hazardous materials.
Hazardous Materials Antiterrorism Tips
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The Federal Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety
Administration has developed a series of
guidelines and tips for motor carriers.
Examples of these guidelines include
terrorism prevention strategies when
transporting hazardous materials for drivers.
Emergency Planning for
Hazardous Materials
Transportation
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The HM-232 regulations require persons who offer
certain types and quantities of hazardous materials
(hazmat) for transportation or transport in commerce to
develop and implement security plans.
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Sample Plan Outline
 Purpose
 Risk Assessment
 Personnel Security
 En route Security
 Reporting suspicious activity
Emergency Planning for
Hazardous Materials
Transportation
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All hazmat employees, as defined in the Hazardous
Materials Regulations (HMR, 49 CFR Parts 171-180),
must receive training that provides an awareness of
security risks associated with hazmat transportation and
methods designed to enhance hazmat transportation
security.
Types of training
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General awareness training
Function specific training
Safety training
Security training
Modal specific training
Initial (within 90 days) and every three years, or if changes
in job
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA)
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In the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), PHMSA - the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
has public responsibilities for safe and
secure movement of hazardous materials to
industry and consumers by all
transportation modes, including pipelines.
Office of Hazardous Materials
Safety (OHMS)
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Part of the PHMSA
The mission of the OHMS is to promulgate
a national safety program that will minimize
the risks to life and property inherent in
commercial transportation of hazardous
materials.
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(Bulk transportation onboard vessels is
beyond the scope of this office.)
Functions of OHMS
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The functions of the OHMS can be consolidated into
five categories:
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regulatory development,
enforcement,
training and information dissemination,
domestic and international standards,
and inter-agency cooperative activities.
All functions of this office are subject to the
executive direction of the PHMSA Administrator,
who is advised (by this office) on all hazardous
materials transportation safety issues.
OHMS Activities
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Develops, processes, proposes, and recommends regulations
governing the safe and secure transportation of hazardous
materials.
Develops regulatory policy and initiatives.
Supports the operation of, and coordinates with, the United
States Coast Guard on the National Response Center.
Provides technical assistance and support relative to hazardous
materials transportation safety and security to state and local
governments
Gathers and analyzes incident and operations data from
carriers transporting hazardous materials, and manufacturers of
hazardous materials containers.
Implements activities related to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.