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WMSC audit finds gaps in Metro internal reviews; certification process overhauled
Summary
WMSC auditors reported that Metro failed to audit some elements of its public transportation agency safety plan and recommended record-retention changes; Metro implemented corrective action plans that revamped train-operator certification and electronic tracking for roughly 245 certifications reviewed.
WMSC audit staff presented a final report on MetroRail’s internal reviews and internal safety review program and identified both positive practices and a key finding: Metro has not conducted internal safety reviews for every element of its agency safety plan.
"Finding 1 is that Metro is not conducting internal safety safety reviews for each element of its public transportation agency safety plan," said Davis Radek, summarizing the March 24 report. Auditors said communication systems and drug-and-alcohol/fitness-for-duty programs had not been audited as required by federal regulation and…
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