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SAFETEA-LU
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
SAFETEA-LU (SAFE, ACCOUNTABLE, FLEXIBLE, EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT- A LEGACY FOR USESERS )
A multi-year federal transportation act signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 10, 2005. The act authorizes $286 billion in funding for federal surface transportation programs over five years. SAFETEA-LU maintains the program structure of its predecessor,…
SAFETY
Freedom from danger; a reasonable degree of freedom from those conditions that can cause injury or death to personnel, damage to or loss of equipment or property. (NTSC)
SAFETY CHECKLIST
A list for examining the safety aspects of equipment, procedures, and personnel.
SAFETY CRITICAL
A designation placed on a system, subsystem, element, component, device, or function denoting that satisfactory operation of such is mandatory to assurance of patron, personnel, equipment, or facility safety. Such a designation dictates incorporation of special safety design features. (NTSC)
SAFETY DEVICES
Protective devices which do not alter the fundamental nature of a hazard but which do control the extent of the hazard in some manner. (NTSC)
SAMPLE
A part off a statistical population (universe) that is studied to gain information about the whole. (TRB)
SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS
The council of governments and transportation planning agency for San Bernardino County.
SANBAG
San Bernardino Associated Governments