NTL Record

Title Risk Management Manual for the Public Transit Industry – Vol. 1
Record ID 56543
Corporate Creator MacDorman & Associates; Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Technology Sharing Division ; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation
Publication Date 19880801
Language English
Abstract The goal of this manual is to acquaint transit systems with risk management and to explain how to develop, implement and administer a risk management program. Commercial insurance although a viable way of protecting an organization against loss, and the traditional approach for public agencies to handle risk, should be considered only as one option or element in the risk management process. It can be the most expensive option for protecting against loss, in direct monetary cost and in secondary costs such as reduced managerial control. While commercial insurance is used, as appropriate, generally to finance catastrophic losses, reliance on commercial insurance has become outdated. Organizations now take on broader responsibilities to control, manage and finance their risk through proactive and dynamic initiatives.
Rosap ID dot:601
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/601
TRT Terms Risk management; Public transit; Manuals; Guidelines
General Subjects Mass transportation; Risk assessment; Guidelines
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
477587
Report Number DOT-T-88-23
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/56000/56500/56543/riskmanagementm8823macd_0.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository