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Decades of transportation security experience have proven that a workforce trained to be alert, observant, diligent, and conscientious in reporting unusual activities and objects is one of the most effective security measures in a system designed to be open, accessible, and reliable. This article gives descriptions of programs developed to provide that kind of training to frontline transportation employees and their supervisors.

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pp 23-27

2005-5

TR News

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Curricula; Education and training; Employees; Public transit; Security; Transit personnel

National Transit Institute, Rutgers University

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Aug 1 2005 11:23AM

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