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... 48 C h a p t e r 4 Prevention starts with being aware of potential hazards and avoiding unnecessary risks. These hazards and risks include risks to personal health and safety and damage to vehicles, equipment, and facilities.
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... prevention 49 Effective Practices ▪▪ The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been involved with threat and vulnerability assessments at larger transit agencies as part of its ongoing initiative to secure America's transportation infrastructure.
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... 50 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Resource for Urban/Suburban Areas ▪▪ Safety and Security Site Assessment Checklist http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=4123 This document from Nusura, Inc., is a checklist for conducting a comprehensive safety and security site assessment.
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... prevention 51 can be of great assistance in addressing paratransit's potential role in the overall EOP. Without coordination, misunderstandings regarding roles, responsibilities, and capabilities can develop, and paratransit resources can be either greatly over- or underestimated.
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... 52 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Resource for Urban/Suburban and Rural/Tribal Areas ▪▪ Critical Asset Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Form http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=3760 This form, an excerpt from "Transit Safety & Security Prototype Approach for Colorado Section 5310 and 5311 Transit Providers," can be used to conduct threat and vulnerability assessments of an agency's critical assets.
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... prevention 53 Resource for Urban/Suburban and Rural/Tribal Areas ▪▪ Local Disaster Response Reimbursement and Insurance Concerns http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=3315 Developed by Communique USA, this document takes a look at disaster response reimbursement, insurance concerns, and FTA's perspective regarding reimbursable disaster response activities.
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... 54 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Such informal agreements can be a source of misunderstanding and conflict, resulting in less than optimal performance during emergency operations and negatively influencing future relationships between paratransit, partner agencies, emergency management, public safety organizations, and other key stakeholders. Informal agreements are more common in rural/ tribal operating environments than in urban/suburban environments.
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... prevention 55 Resources for Urban/Suburban Areas ▪▪ APTA/Public Transit Industry Mutual Aid Assistance Agreement http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=4136 APTA and its public transit members established a process whereby public transit systems and their geographic operating regions may receive and provide assistance in the form of personnel and equipment to aid in restoring and/or maintaining public transit or evacuation service when such service may be required.
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... 56 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook ▪▪ MOU for Vehicle Augmentation and Emergency Response http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=3943 This document outlines the agreement between Wiregrass Transit Authority and local emergency management to provide transit vehicles in the event of a community emergency.
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... prevention 57 Resources for Urban/Suburban and Rural/Tribal Areas ▪▪ Prepare Your Family for Disasters http://bussafety.fta.dot.gov/show_resource.php? id=4126 This three-page document from the American Red Cross and the Centers for Disease Control provides information on advance preparations a family can make to cope with a disaster.
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... 58 paratransit emergency preparedness and Operations handbook Sharing statistics about the types of customers paratransit serves also helps emergency management with its emergency planning assumptions. When possible and practical, your paratransit agency should encourage emergency management to work with disability care providers to better understand the kinds of equipment that people with disabilities need to take with them when required to vacate their homes for an extended period of time.

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