FRA Administrator Amit Bose (center) with BLET members, officers, and staff at the FRA’s Rail Share meeting.
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Representatives from the BLET’s National Legislative Office, along with a large contingent of BLET State Legislative Board Chairmen, participated in the Federal Railroad Administration’s annual Rail Share two-day meeting held in late November. Rail Share provides an opportunity for rail labor, company officials, regulators, and safety experts to discuss best safety practices and address factors that contribute to unsafe conditions in the railroad industry.
In a presentation to the meeting’s general session, BLET Vice President & National Legislative Representative Vince Verna provided an update on the efforts of the Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) Working Group. BLET leaders also met privately with FRA Administrator Amit Bose.