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DOT/FRA | RIN: 2130-AA89 | Publication ID: Spring 1999 |
Title: Locomotive Cab Working Conditions | |
Abstract: The agency has proposed to address crew working conditions on locomotives, pursuant to the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act (1992). FRA investigated a variety of locomotive working conditions, including sanitation, noise and temperature, and reported its findings to Congress. On October 31, 1996, the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) accepted a preliminary planning task to schedule handling of these issues, and established the Locomotive Crew Safety Working Group. The Working Group created a Noise Task Group and a Temperature Task Group, and those task groups are meeting regularly to address employee exposure to noise and temperature extremes. The Working Group has met on several occasions and is addressing sanitation in locomotive cabs. This project is considered significant because of substantial public interest. FRA is awaiting the advice and recommendations of RSAC before taking further regulatory action. | |
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 229 | |
Legal Authority: 49 USC 20103 |
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Additional Information: As originally proposed, this rulemaking addressed both crew working conditions on locomotives and the crashworthiness of locomotives. However, in anticipation of issuing two distinct rulemakings, FRA has separated crashworthiness of locomotives out from the original proposal (RIN 2130-AB23). | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Melissa Porter Trial Attorney Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 493-6034 |