NTSB Safety Compass Blog

May 22-28, 2021, has been designated as National Safe Boating Week, which kicks off a yearlong campaign promoting the importance of wearing a life jacket.

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB, we talk with Morgan Turrell, Director, NTSB Office of Marine Safety, about the 2021-2022 Most Wanted List safety item Improve Passenger and Fishing Vessel Safety, the NTSB Safer Seas Digest and recent marine investigations. Morgan also shares boating safety tips, including the importance of wearing a life jacket, as we approach the Memorial Day Holiday weekend.  

The NTSB Safer Seas Digest mentioned in this episode is available on the Safer Seas Digest 2019 Lessons Learned from Marine Accident Investigations web page.

The full report for the investigation into the fire aboard the small passenger vessel Conception is available on our web site.

For information about the upcoming NTSB Board meeting on the 2019 sinking of the fishing vessel Scandies Rose read the media advisory.

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In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, we talk with Member Jennifer Homendy and Tim DePaepe, Railroad Accident Investigator, Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations, about Positive Train Control (PTC), NTSB PTC-related investigations and recommendations and other rail safety issues.

Fully Implement Positive Train Control is on the NTSB 2019-2020 Most Wanted List.

Member Homendy’s full bio is available on our website.

For previous podcasts featuring Member Homendy and her blogs related to PTC visit our website.

The full Railroad Accident Reports mentioned during the podcast are also available on our website.

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October has been designated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as National Pedestrian Safety Month, with the goal of increasing awareness about pedestrian safety, and reminding drivers and walkers that staying safe is a shared responsibility.

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB, Member Tom Chapman, his Special Assistant Ivan Cheung, and Senior Highway Crash Investigator Rafael Marshall discuss our pedestrian Special Investigation Report, its safety recommendations, pedestrian safety tips, and other considerations that both drivers and pedestrians should take when sharing the roadway.

The NTSB Special Investigation Report: Pedestrian Safety mentioned in this episode is available here.

The NTSB final report for the Tempe, AZ, crash mentioned in this episode is available here.

The previously released podcast featuring Member Tom Chapman, is available here.

The previously released podcast featuring Ivan Cheung is available here.

The previously released podcast featuring Rafael Marshall is available here.

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October 2020 has been designated Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This national effort focuses on ways to change driver behavior through legislation, enforcement and education.

In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @ NTSB, we have a conversation with Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg and Senior Highway Safety Investigator Don Karol talk about NTSB crash investigations involving distraction, the decisions that led to the NTSB issuing a safety recommendation calling on states to prohibit the use of personal electronic devices while driving, and why it’s time to move past awareness and into action to prevent distracted driving.

The NTSB final reports for the investigations mentioned in this episode are available here.

The previously released podcast featuring Vice Chairman Landsberg, is available here.

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In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Michael Graham and Highway Investigators Michele Beckjord and Meg Sweeney share lessons learned from our school-transportation-related crash investigations and discuss why school buses are the safest form of transportation for students.

For more information about NTSB school transportation-related investigations, safety recommendations and presentations, visit the NTSB School Bus Safety page.

The NTSB final reports for the investigations mentioned in this episode are available here.

The previously released podcast featuring Member Graham, is available here.

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In this episode of the Behind-the-Scene @NTSB podcast, NTSB Office of Highway Safety Director Rob Molloy, PhD, and Deputy Director Kris Poland, PhD, discuss their journeys to the NTSB and current work. Hear their views on the increase in speed-related crashes, current NTSB highway investigations, new safety recommendations related to vehicle automation, and much more. They also discuss the NTSB #SafetyReminder campaign & share important road safety reminders as the nation resumes normal operations during the pandemic.

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The NTSB final reports for the investigations mentioned in this episode are available here.

For more information about NTSB school transportation-related investigations, safety recommendations and presentations, visit the NTSB School Bus Safety page.

The previously released podcast featuring Kris Poland, PhD, is available here.

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In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt talks about NTSB’s communications, leadership, and operations during this period especially as it relates to our mission. Chairman Sumwalt also discusses how the agency is maximizing the use of virtual platforms to support its day-to-day operations and shares important transportation safety reminders as the nation re-opens.

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Chairman Sumwalt’s full bio is available here.

Previously released podcasts featuring Chairman Sumwalt are available here.

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In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Thomas Chapman talks about his journey to the NTSB, his work before joining the Board and what he hopes to accomplish as an NTSB Board member.

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Member Chapman’s full bio is available here.

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In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Michael Graham talks about his journey to the NTSB, his work before joining the Board and what he hopes to accomplish as an NTSB Board member.

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Member Graham’s full bio is available here.

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In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, Member Jennifer Homendy shares highlights from her first year at NTSB and the transportation safety improvements she hopes are accomplished in 2020. Member Homendy was first featured on the podcast shortly after she began her tenure as the 44th Member of the NTSB in Episode 20.

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Member Homendy’s full bio is available here.

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