Norfolk Southern Corporation, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers \u2013 Transportation Division (SMART-TD), along with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), signed an agreement Thursday to participate in the FRA\u2019s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).<\/p>\n
The signing ceremony was held at the\u00a0Atlanta<\/span>\u00a0offices of the U.S. Department of Transportation. With attendees from Norfolk Southern, union, and FRA leadership, the ceremony officially kicked off the one-year partnership.<\/p>\n Norfolk Southern is the\u00a0only Class I railroad<\/a>\u00a0participant in the program, which\u00a0the company committed<\/a>\u00a0to in 2023. As part of the C3RS pilot program, covered Norfolk Southern employees can report safety concerns confidentially.<\/p>\n Railroaders at the company\u2019s\u00a0Atlanta<\/span>;\u00a0Elkhart, Indiana<\/span>; and\u00a0Roanoke, Virginia<\/span>\u00a0locations will participate in the pilot. Reports will be reviewed by a joint committee composed of Norfolk Southern and labor representatives, who will identify and implement safety improvements with the FRA\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n -via Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n The post Norfolk Southern, BLET, SMART-TD, and FRA Sign Landmark C3RS Safety Agreement<\/a> appeared first on Railpace Newsmagazine<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Norfolk Southern Corporation, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers \u2013 Transportation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[713,47],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-11974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-rail-news","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t