'Safety doesn't happen overnight, but you know what? ... People die in an instant on our MBTA, and we have to recognize that':
State Sen. John Keenan, vice chairman of the Legislature's joint transportation committee, told DPU Chair Matthew Nelson that Keenan feels a strong"sense of urgency" regarding the T.
Nelson pointed to an understaffed agency and difficulty finding qualified inspectors. But he warned that the addition of a few safety inspectors likely wouldn't be enough to prevent the kinds of accidents that have plagued the T in recent months."The T itself is still the primary defender of what happens on its system," he said."It has the conductors that need to be properly trained. It has a large safety department that oversees ... what happens on a day-to-day basis.
After the meeting, Mastandrea said instead of carrying out routine maintenance to make sure machinery is in good working order, his work consists of constantly fixing existing problems.
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