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WMSC presses MetroRail for program-level fixes as roadway-worker protection audit finds persistent gaps
Summary
WMSC investigators and commissioners highlighted recurring roadway-worker protection (RWP) failures, the agency’s July 31 RWP audit with 13 findings, and the development of CAPs by MetroRail; commissioners urged strategic, program-level remedies beyond retraining to reduce fatal risk to workers.
WMSC presenters told commissioners that roadway-worker protection remains a high-risk program area and that recent investigations demonstrate persistent deficiencies in setup, flagging, communication and supervision.
Investigations Whiskey0332–0336 recount events from March 2023 through July 2023 in which advanced mobile flaggers (AMFs) lacked required equipment or positioning, crews entered roadways without protection, or students and supervisors failed to coordinate station briefings. The investigations named…
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