FY 2012 Operating Budget and FY 2013-2017 Financial ... - Septa

Public and Operational Safety
SYSTEM SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Principal Responsibilities
Develops, implements, maintains and updates the multi-modal System Safety Program
Plan (SSPP). Orchestrates all functions related to safety throughout the Authority,
including the potential for environmental and workplace health exposures. Performs an
enhanced level of safety inspections and audits, in addition to major accident
investigations, occupational injury investigations and safety/risk management
assessments. Conducts fire drills and evacuation exercises at all Authority locations.
Directs the activities of the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) and oversees the
Location Safety Committee (LSC) process. Assists in the coordination of multidepartmental
initiatives to promote and internalize safety as the Authority’s top priority.
Manage the Property/Casualty Insurance Program and the risk treatment process. Work
to obtain the most cost effective insurance coverage by reducing risk exposures and
implementing effective risk control techniques at all Authority locations. Coordinate the
collection and reporting of all safety statistics throughout the Authority and administers
the reporting of those statistics to regulatory agencies.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Principal Responsibilities
Manages workers’ compensation and Family Medical Leave Act claims through third
party administrator including the management of all medical and indemnity claims.
Coordinates internal vocational rehabilitation and the management of all alternative and
transitional duty programs. Administers supplemental benefits as prescribed by labor
contracts.
SEPTA Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Budget 136