National Transportation Safety Board

Today #NTSB Chair Homendy testified before the House Appropriations Committee. ? Read her prepared remarks here: https://lnkd.in/e3iMW6rb ? Watch a recording of the hearing here: https://lnkd.in/ee4FSQQK #leadership #transportation #safety

Join our team! We are hiring for a variety of positions throughout #NTSB. https://lnkd.in/e3UyJDcs #JoinOurTeam #werehiring #jobs #career

We’re hiring! The #NTSB Office of Highway Safety is seeking a Senior Technical Writer-Editor responsible for managing and coordinating the development of major reports that describe and analyze the facts and circumstances of transportation accidents and identifies conclusions and safety recommendations. To learn more, and to apply: https://lnkd.in/ehyF42tP #Writer #Editor #WereHiring #JoinOurTeam #Transportation #Safety

Today, the NTSB issued four urgent safety recommendations to select bridge owners, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the US Coast Guard, and the US Army Corps of Engineers to safeguard bridges from vessel strikes. This report was issued as part of our ongoing investigation of the March 26, 2024, containership Dali’s contact with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, & the bridge’s subsequent collapse. A final report with safety recommendations & the probable cause, will be released in late 2025. Read the interim report: https://bit.ly/4kUrJjs

We’re hiring! The #NTSB Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations is seeking a Supervisory Technical Writer-Editor responsible for managing the division that writes and edits accident reports. To learn more, and to apply: https://lnkd.in/ec7c8Vfx #WereHiring #JoinOurTeam #Transportation #Writer #Editor

Parents and Teens: Although marijuana may be legal in some states, driving while impaired by marijuana is illegal for all drivers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. #SetAnExample, don’t drive high. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bCkZT0 #NDAFW

NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Feb. 6 crash of a Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208B airplane near Nome, Alaska. Download the report PDF: https://lnkd.in/gR53PaPG

In a recent report, #NTSB found marijuana & other potentially impairing drugs, especially in combination with alcohol, contribute to the problem of impaired driving crashes due to their prevalence & negative impacts on driving performance. https://bit.ly/4iBsxba #NDAFW

Parents: Talk to your teen about the risks of marijuana use & its impairing effects on motor coordination, judgment, & reaction time. Teen drivers most often learn by observing their parents. #SetAnExample, don’t drive high. #NDAFW Read the Safety Alert: https://bit.ly/4bCkZT0

Teens: Using marijuana decreases your motor coordination, reaction time, & ability to judge time and distance. All of these are critical to drive safely. Make safe choices behind the wheel; every trip, every time. #SetAnExample, don’t drive high. https://bit.ly/4bCkZT0 #NDAFW