Summaries of Railroad Safety Laws

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Whenever you discover a safety violation which the carrier does not immediately correct, you should promptly contact the employee’s union representative, and/or the Federal Railroad Administration and, in as much detail as possible, set forth the facts.

If you have a legal question concerning the safety laws or regulations, you may contact the UTU’s general counsel.

The summaries of a few of the regulations are exactly as published in the Code of Federal Regulations. In other cases, portions of a summary prepared by the Federal Railroad Administration have been copied. The applicable statute and/or regulations are cited at the end of each subject that has been summarized.

A-B-C	D-E-F	G-M
Alcohol and Drug Testing Accident Reports and Accident/Incident Reporting Regulations Blue Flag Blue Flag for Maintenance of Way Blue Flag for Utility Workers Bridge Safety Standards for Maintenance of Way Employees Certification of Locomotive Engineer Clean, Safe and Sanitary Camp Cars Current Pending Rulemakings	Discrimination and Harassment Disqualification of Employees Event Recorder Regulations Federal Claims Collection Act Federal Employers Liability Act Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 Flag Protections for Trains and Locomotives FRA’s Policy on Jurisdiction over Light Rail Operations Freight Car Safety Standards	Glazing Standards and Marking of Windows Grade Crossing Signal System Safety Regulations Hazardous Materials Hours of Service (Operating Employees) Hours of Service (Dispatcher) Hours of Service (Signalmen) Imminent Danger Locomotive Safety Standards Miscellaneous

N-O-P	Q-R-S	T-Z
National Transportation Safety Board Noise Emission Standards Northeast Corridor Railroads — Requirements for Automatic Train Control and Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System Occupational Safety and Health Passenger Equipment Safety Standards Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Penalties Against Individuals	Radio Communications Rear End Marking Devices Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety Roadway Worker Protection Safety Appliances Signal Rules Sleeping Quarters Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards	Tampering With Safety Devices Testing and Inspections of Power Brakes Track Motor Cars Track Standards Two-Way End-of-Train Telemetry Devices Use of Remote Control Locomotives Vandalism

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Summaries of Railroad Safety Laws