[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR500.108]

[Page 133]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 500--MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--Management Systems
 
Sec. 500.108  SMS.

    An SMS is a systematic process with the goal of reducing the number 
and severity of traffic crashes by ensuring that all opportunities to 
improve highway safety are identified, considered, implemented as 
appropriate, and evaluated in all phases of highway planning, design, 
construction, maintenance, and operation and by providing information 
for selecting and implementing effective highway safety strategies and 
projects. The development of the SMS may be based on the guidance in 
``Safety Management Systems: Good Practices for Development and 
Implementation.'' \3\ An effective SMS should include, at a minimum:
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    \3\ Safety Management Systems: Good Practices for Development and 
Implementation, FHWA and NHTSA, May 1996. Available for inspection and 
copying as prescribed in 49 CFR part 7, appendix D.
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    (a) Communication, coordination, and cooperation among the 
organizations responsible for the roadway, human, and vehicle safety 
elements;
    (b) A focal point for coordination of the development, 
establishment, and implementation of the SMS among the agencies 
responsible for these major safety elements;
    (c) Establishment of short- and long-term highway safety goals to 
address identified safety problems;
    (d) Collection, analysis, and linkage of highway safety data;
    (e) Identification of the safety responsibilities of units and 
positions;
    (f) Public information and education activities; and
    (g) Identification of skills, resources, and training needs to 
implement highway safety programs.