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Compliance Manuals

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Operating Practices Enforcement Manual

This manual prescribes the manner in which Federal and State Operating Practices inspectors shall engage in investigative and surveillance activities to ensure railroad compliance with rules, regulations, orders and standards issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and such other...

Federal Register Notices - Document Drafting Handbook

Gives guidance and examples for drafting Federal Register documents. This guidance explains how to follow the submission, format, and editorial requirements established in 44 U.S.C. chapter 15 (the Federal Register Act) and 1 CFR chapter I.

Collaborative Incident Analysis and Human Performance Handbook

This handbook covers many topics such as human behavior, organizational behavior, accident/incident investigations, and learning organizations. It weaves these topics together into a scientifically based set of investigative tools that are practical and relatively easy to use. The concepts and...

Hours of Service Compliance Manual; Passenger Operations

This manual provides clarification on hours of service requirements found at 49 CFR Part 228, Hours of Service Recordkeeping, and FRA hours of service interpretations and policies. Because of the amount of guidance that exists to address the complexity of hours of service requirements, along...