The FAMES Committee (Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalmen)
One of the most active initiatives in the railroad industry has been analyzing the issues of roadway worker protection. The FAMES (Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-Way Employees and Signalmen) Committee, the industry-wide group that has focused on this important issue, is a voluntary committee of labor, management and government formed to review and analyze Roadway Worker Fatalities.
Following are safety alerts and recommendations put forth by the FAMES Committee:
- FAMES – Workers Fatally Injured by Trains or On‐Track Equipment in Multiple Track Territory
- FAMES – Safety Alert – January 2021
- FAMES – Safety Alert – November 2020
- FAMES – Fourth Quarter Safety Alert – October 2020
- FAMES – Fatal Accidents Involving Boom/Crane Usage on Roadway Maintenance Machines – December 2019
- FAMES – Time of Day – October 2018
- FAMES – 4Q Safety Alert – September 2018
- FAMES – Fatal Accidents Under Train Approach Warning (Watchman/Lookout) – June 2018
- FAMES – Bridge Worker Safety – May 2017
- FAMES – Worker Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings – August 2016
- FAMES – Safety Alert – Use of Electronic Devices – June 2016
- FAMES – The Importance of Safety Briefings – Reissued June 2016
- FAMES – Safety Alert – Roadway Worker Good Faith Challenge – March 2016
- FAMES – Fatalities in Controlled Points – February 2015
- FAMES – Accidents Involving Roadway Maintenance Machine Strikes – January 2015
- FAMES – Fatalities on Adjacent Tracks – March 2014
- FAMES – Fatal Accidents Under Train Approach Warning – January 2014
- FAMES – Fatal Striking Accidents with Roadway Maintenance Machines Present – October 2013
- FAMES – Fatal Accidents Involving RWIC – March 2012
Click Here to view the video created by Norfolk Southern on behalf of the FAMES committee to address fatal accidents involving boom/crane usage on roadway maintenance machines in conjunction with the FAMES report published in December 2019.
Switching & Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) working group
Together with other industry associations, government agencies and labor bodies, the ASLRRA is engaged in the Switching & Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) working group. The goal of SOFA is to identify and eradicate the causes of switching and operations fatalities.
Following are recommendations and the most recent quarterly SOFA reports: