Development of a SMS Rollout Plan and Evaluation

Safety management systems (SMSs) let departments of transportation (DOTs) electronically report, manage, control, and audit issues related to employee safety. On matters of employee safety, their use helps safety and health divisions in DOTs become more agile, effective, and knowledgeable. Recently, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) purchased SMS software that has the potential to revolutionize data collection as well as the control and management of safety across the agency. But effective implementation of such a large and complex system needs documented procedures, processes, and plans. KTC will develop procedures for SMS use, assist in the rollout and marketing, evaluate the SMS as a whole and its output, analyze acquired data for additional insights and safety improvements, and evaluate how KYTC staff perceive the SMS.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $200000
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR23-641

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Dadi, Gabe

• Start Date: 20220701
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Employees; Evaluation; Occupational safety; Procedures; Safety management; Software; State departments of transportation
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01860997
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: SPR23-641
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 12 2022 12:57PM