Washington Metrorail Safety Commission

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interstate compact commission public transit safety oversight agency state safety oversight agency

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is an independent oversight agency responsible for monitoring, investigating, and enforcing safety practices across the Washington, D.C. region’s Metrorail transit system.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact	1
interstate compact creating the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interstate compact commission ⓘ public transit safety oversight agency ⓘ state safety oversight agency ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia government Federal Transit Administration ⓘ Government of Maryland ⓘ surface form: Maryland state government Virginia state government ⓘ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	prevention of Metrorail accidents and incidents ⓘ protection of Metrorail passengers and workers ⓘ
governs	safety oversight of WMATA heavy rail transit operations ⓘ
hasAuthority	conduct safety inspections of Metrorail ⓘ enforce safety directives on WMATA Metrorail ⓘ investigate Metrorail accidents and incidents ⓘ issue subpoenas related to safety investigations ⓘ require corrective action plans from WMATA ⓘ restrict or suspend Metrorail service for safety reasons ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Washington Metrorail Safety Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact federal state safety oversight requirements for rail transit ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
industry	rail transit safety oversight ⓘ
monitors	Metrorail system safety performance ⓘ WMATA Metrorail safety data and reporting ⓘ
operatesIn	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: National Capital Region Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington metropolitan region
oversightOf	WMATA Metrorail safety practices ⓘ Metrorail ⓘ surface form: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail system
purpose	enforce safety practices and corrective actions for Metrorail ⓘ ensure compliance with federal rail transit safety regulations ⓘ investigate safety-related incidents and hazards on Metrorail ⓘ monitor safety of the Metrorail transit system ⓘ
regulates	WMATA Metrorail safety management system ⓘ safety of WMATA Metrorail equipment and infrastructure ⓘ safety of WMATA Metrorail operations ⓘ
replaces	Tri-State Oversight Committee ⓘ
responsibleFor	approving WMATA Metrorail system safety program plan ⓘ developing and enforcing a safety oversight program for Metrorail ⓘ ensuring accident investigation and reporting on Metrorail ⓘ ensuring hazard identification and mitigation on Metrorail ⓘ ensuring safety certification of Metrorail projects ⓘ reviewing WMATA Metrorail capital projects for safety impacts ⓘ
sector	public transportation safety ⓘ
supervises	implementation of WMATA Metrorail safety corrective actions ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission → hasLegalBasis → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact

Tri-State Oversight Committee → hasSuccessor → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ

Tri-State Oversight Committee → replacedBy → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ

Tri-State Oversight Committee → replacedByLegalInstrument → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: interstate compact creating the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission

Metrorail → safetyAuthority → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ

Washington Metro → safetyAuthority → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ

Metro → safetyAuthority → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington Metro