What's New

2024–2025 Virtual Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance Workshop 

New Sessions of SMS in Practice: Advancing Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance workshops are open for registration. FTA’s popular SMS in Practice: Advancing Safety Risk Management and Safety assurance workshops have returned. FTA has scheduled three additional virtual sessions.   

The workshop explores common challenges identified during FTA technical assistance center inquiries, audits, and Agency Safety Plan reviews, including: 

• Identifying hazards, consequences, and risks 
• Distinguishing causal factors critical to determining safety mitigations  
• Prioritizing risks through in-depth analysis  
• Monitoring the effectiveness of safety mitigations 

Enhanced Transit Safety and Crime Prevention Initiative

To help ensure the continued safety of our nation’s public transit systems, FTA launched the Enhanced Transit Safety and Crime Prevention Initiative to provide information and resources to help transit agencies address and prevent crime on their systems and protect transit workers and riders. 

Transit agencies can use FTA resources to prevent and address crime in their systems and protect transit workers and riders. These resources also can be used for overtime pay for enhanced security personnel presence, mental health, and crisis intervention specialists. 

De-Escalation Training Resource Directory

FTA published a new De-Escalation Training Resource Directory that contains resources to support the transit industry in developing, implementing and updating their training.                                     

FTA-Sponsored Training Courses                         

View the FY25 Training Course Schedule or visit the FTA-sponsored USDOT Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) for additional courses.

Registering for Courses

Register for courses through the FTA-sponsored USDOT TSI. 

• Contact TSI or call (405) 954-3682 for registration assistance and course information.

To create an account:

1. Go to the USDOT TSI website 
2. Select the “Public Transportation Safety (FTA)" link located in the gray box on the right side of the page.
3. Scroll down to the “Welcome to Transit” box on the left side of the page and select the “sign up for account” link or choose the wheel from the top right corner and click “register.”
4. Complete the required fields and then click “Log In” at the bottom of the page.

To register for classes:

1. Login with your email or username and password.
2. Select “Search Catalog” to search for specific courses, dates and locations.
3. Click “Request” to request a seat in the class.

Once logged into your account, you can update your profile and view your transcript (your course enrollment schedule and completed courses).

To request credit for an equivalent course:

• Download the equivalency credit form for an official evaluation of non-FTA course completed
• Email the completed form and required supporting documents to FTASafetyPromotion@dot.gov
• Allow 60 days for review and response by FTA

Questions?

Send questions about course offerings, individual training plans, credit for non-FTA-sponsored coursework, and other safety training-related matters. 

For questions on how to create a TSI account and register for classes, contact TSI at  transit@dot.gov or 405-954-3682