Definition |
The Offices of Aviation, Highway, Marine Safety, Research & Engineering, and Rail, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Investigations will provide advice and information on a wide range of topics that affect transportation safety. Congress may take actions such as holding hearings, proposing legislation, or other actions to improve transportation safety. The offices' count will include the following actions: (1) standards or rulemaking committees actively working to address safety recommendations, (2) standards or regulations that are drafted through rulemaking or industry processes, (3) final rules, industry standards, or operating procedures that are adopted, (4) the number of times that lessons learned from accident investigations and recommended actions for safety improvements are included on agendas at national conferences and at highly visible public events, (5) legislative action that requires recommended safety improvements to be implemented, (6) industry symposium(s)held and/or lesson learned. |