BMWED’s Rick Inclima appointed to new U.S. DOT safety committee
Written by jrood
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the appointment of Rick Inclima, director of safety for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, to a two-year term on the Transit Rail Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS).
"I congratulate Brother
Inclima on his appointment to a committee that will undoubtedly have an impact
on the safety of our rail members and transit systems nationwide," said
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. "Our rail members face hazardous working
conditions every day, and having a strong advocate for their safety will
benefit them."
The committee is a result
of President Obama’s Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, which
authorized the U.S. Transportation Department to establish federal safety
standards for rail transit systems, reversing a prohibition that had been in
effect since 1965.
Inclima has been a member
of the BMWED since 1975 and the director of safety since 1998. Inclima
originally hired out as a trackman with the Penn Central Railroad and spent
most of his railroad career as a welder foreman in Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the National Labor College/Antioch
in 1998 and currently serves as BMWED’s representative on the Federal Railroad
Administration’s Rail Safety Advisory Committee.
The 20 new members of TRACS
represent state and local transit agencies, state safety oversight
organizations, transit employee unions, industry associations and other
stakeholders.
