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3. PREVENTION <br />3.1 Overview <br />Cabarrus County Transportation Service follows the guidelines provided by the Federal Transit <br />Administration's (FTA) description of Core Elements addressing Model Bus Safety Programs in <br />our internal focus on safety and the FTA's Public Transportation System Security and <br />Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide in our internal focus on security. <br />A Completed "FTA TOP 20 SECURITY PROGRAM ACTION ITEMS FOR <br />TRANSIT AGENCIES: SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST" is found in the <br />section of this document entitled SECURITY PLAN SUPPORTING <br />DOCUMENTS at SECTION 7.12. <br />3.2 Risk Reduction <br />The Cabarrus County Transportation Service reviews current methods of threat and vulnerability <br />resolution and establish procedures to 1) eliminate; 2) mitigate; 3) transfer, and/or 4) accept <br />specific risks. Prioritization of safety/security remediation measures are based on risk analysis <br />and a course of action acceptable by Cabarrus County Transportation Service management. <br />Risk reduction/elimination implies changes to equipment, facilities, training or operational <br />implementation in order to no longer be exposed to the hazard (e.g. moving maintenance facility <br />out of the floodplain). Risk controUmitigation implies changes in policies or procedures that <br />reduce the likelihood of an event, or reduce its impact on critical assets (e.g. defensive driver <br />training). Risk transference implies that the risk exposure is home by someone else (e.g. hazard <br />and liability insurance). <br />3.2a. - STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE RISK <br />Protocol that Cabarrus County Transportation Service employs to reduce vulnerability to <br />unknown hazards and threats includes: <br />• Involving staff in the identification of hazards and threats <br />• Involving staff in creating strategies that prevent or mitigate unwanted incidents <br />• Providing training that raises staff awareness, across all departments, about agency -specific <br />hazards and threats <br />• Using tabletop exercises to establish, assess and improve emergency response protocols <br />• Conducting Drills that raise staff proficiency in reacting to unwanted incidents, including <br />proper use of emergency equipment and communication technologies <br />Attachment number 5 \n <br />F-5 Page 331 <br />