Wed, May 07, 2003
'Ten Most-Wanted' Lists Suspended During Re-evaluation
The National Transportation Safety Board will undertake an
intensive 30-day review of the effectiveness of its safety advocacy
programs.
The decision came at the conclusion of a public
meeting Tuesday to update the NTSB's "Most Wanted" list of safety
improvements. It was the first meeting of the five-member Board in
which the new Chairman, Ellen G. Engleman, Vice Chairman Mark V.
Rosenker, and Member Richard F. Healing participated.
"The NTSB must be aggressive in its pursuit of safety," said
Chairman Engleman, "It is our core function, and it is critical
that we find innovative and effective ways to communicate and
ultimately deliver safety to the American people."
Under the Board's leadership, Engleman said, the NTSB staff will
spend the next 30 days evaluating the overall effectiveness of the
Safety Board's recommendations programs, including the "Most
Wanted" list. The aim, she said, is to produce an effective,
coordinated safety plan that integrates NTSB investigations,
recommendations and advocacy efforts. "Issuing safety
recommendations, alone, is not sufficient to fulfill our obligation
to ensure the safety of the national transportation system,"
Engleman added. "Implementation of these recommendations is
what
will make a real difference."
The Board unanimously agreed to suspend consideration of a new
"Most Wanted" list until the 30-day review is completed. Noting
that the "Most Wanted" list was first established in 1990, Board
Members felt that it was time to re-examine it. Board Members also
asked that the review include any new communications tools or
concepts that staff believes could improve the NTSB's ability to
articulate its priority safety recommendations to government
authorities, industry and the traveling public.
"At the end of 30 days, the Board will convene to review the
results of the study and focus on how to achieve real safety
performance," Engleman said. "We want results."
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