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Conductor Certification
FRA proposes to prescribe regulations for certification of conductors, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The proposed rule would require railroads to have a formal program for certifying conductors. As part of that program, railroads would be required to have a formal...Bridge Safety Standards
FRA is proposing to standardize and establish Federal requirements for railroad bridges. This proposed rule would require track owners to implement bridge management programs that include annual inspections of railroad bridges. The proposed rule would also require track owners to know the safe...Conforming the Federal Railroad Administration�s Accident/Incident Reporting Requirements to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration�s Revised Reporting Requirements; Other Amendments
FRA proposes to conform, to the extent practicable, its regulations on accident/incident reporting to the revised reporting regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor. This action will permit the comparability of data on occupational...Accident Reporting
FRA proposes to amend the railroad accident reporting rules in several ways: requiring the adoption of internal control procedures, allowing the submission of reports on computer diskettes or magnetic tapes, revising accident and injury reporting forms, revising recordkeeping requirements, and...Miscellaneous Amendments to the Federal Railroad Administration�s Accident/Incident Reporting Requirements
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Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
FRA is issuing rules to require that a locomotive horn be sounded while a train is approaching and entering a public highway-rail crossing. The rules also provide for an exception to the above requirement in circumstances in which there is not a significant risk of loss of life or serious...Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees
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