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| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.1.138.1 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—General | § 270.1 Purpose and scope. | FRA | [81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020] | (a) The purpose of this part is to improve railroad safety through structured, proactive processes and procedures developed and implemented by passenger rail operations. This part requires certain passenger rail operations to establish a system safety program that systematically evaluates railroad safety hazards and the resulting risks on their systems and manages those risks to reduce the number and rates of railroad accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities. (b) This part prescribes minimum Federal safety standards for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of railroad system safety programs. This part does not restrict passenger rail operations from adopting and enforcing additional or more stringent requirements not inconsistent with this part. (c) This part prescribes the protection of information generated solely for the purpose of planning, implementing, or evaluating a system safety program under this part. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.1.138.2 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—General | § 270.3 Application. | FRA | [81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020] | (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part applies to all— (1) Passenger rail operations that operate intercity or commuter passenger train service on the general railroad system of transportation; and (2) Passenger rail operations that operate commuter or other short-haul rail passenger train service in a metropolitan or suburban area (as described by 49 U.S.C. 20102(2)), including public authorities operating passenger train service. (b) This part does not apply to: (1) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation; (2) Tourist, scenic, historic, or excursion operations, whether on or off the general railroad system of transportation; (3) Operation of private cars, including business/office cars and circus trains; or (4) Railroads that operate only on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation ( i.e., plant railroads, as defined in § 270.5). | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.1.138.3 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—General | § 270.5 Definitions. | FRA | [81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020] | As used in this part— Administrator means the Federal Railroad Administrator or his or her delegate. Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C 3 RS) means an FRA-sponsored voluntary program designed to improve the safety of railroad operations by allowing railroad employees to confidentially report currently unreported or underreported unsafe events. Configuration management means a process that ensures that the configurations of all property, equipment, and system design elements are accurately documented. FRA means the Federal Railroad Administration. Fully implemented means that all elements of a system safety program as described in the SSP plan are established and applied to the safety management of the passenger rail operation. Hazard means any real or potential condition (as identified in a risk-based hazard analysis) that can cause injury, illness, or death; damage to or loss of a system, equipment, or property; or damage to the environment. Passenger means a person, excluding an on-duty employee, who is on board, boarding, or alighting from a rail vehicle for the purpose of travel. Passenger rail operation means an intercity, commuter, or other short-haul passenger rail service. Person means an entity of any type covered under 49 U.S.C. 21301, including, but not limited to, the following: A railroad; a manager, supervisor, official, or other employee or agent of a railroad; any owner, manufacturer, lessor, or lessee of railroad equipment, track, or facilities; any independent contractor or subcontractor providing goods or services to a railroad; any employee of such owner, manufacturer, lessor, lessee, or independent contractor or subcontractor. Plant railroad means a plant or installation that owns or leases a locomotive, uses that locomotive to switch cars throughout the plant or installation, and is moving goods solely for use in the facility's own industrial processes. The plant or installation could include track immediately adjacent to the plant or installation if the plant r… | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.1.138.4 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—General | § 270.7 Penalties and responsibility for compliance. | FRA | [85 FR 12843, Mar. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 28197, July 1, 2025] | (a) Any person who violates any requirement of this part or causes the violation of any such requirement is subject to a civil penalty of at least the minimum civil monetary penalty and not more than the ordinary maximum civil monetary penalty per violation, except that: Penalties may be assessed against individuals only for willful violations, and, where a grossly negligent violation or a pattern of repeated violations has created an imminent hazard of death or injury to persons, or has caused death or injury, a penalty not to exceed the aggravated maximum civil monetary penalty per violation may be assessed. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Any person who knowingly and willfully falsifies a record or report required by this part may be subject to criminal penalties under 49 U.S.C. 21311. FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/ contains a schedule of civil penalty amounts used in connection with this part. (b) Although the requirements of this part are stated in terms of the duty of a railroad or passenger rail operation, when any person, including a contractor or subcontractor to a railroad, performs any function covered by this part, that person (whether or not a railroad or passenger rail operation) shall perform that function in accordance with this part. (c)(1) All persons providing intercity rail passenger or commuter (or other short-haul) rail passenger service share responsibility for ensuring compliance with this part. Nothing in this paragraph (c), however, shall restrict the ability to provide for an appropriate designation of responsibility for compliance with this part. (2)(i) Any passenger rail operation subject to this part may designate a person as responsible for compliance with this part by including a designation of responsibility in the SSP plan. This designation must be included in the SSP plan's statement describing the passenger rail operation's management and organizational structure and include the information … | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.2.138.1 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—System Safety Program Requirements | § 270.101 System safety program; general. | FRA | [85 FR 12844, Mar. 4, 2020] | (a) Each passenger rail operation subject to this part shall establish and fully implement a system safety program that continually and systematically evaluates railroad safety hazards on its system and manages the resulting risks to reduce the number and rates of railroad accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities. A system safety program shall include a risk-based hazard management program and risk-based hazard analysis designed to proactively identify hazards and mitigate or eliminate the resulting risks. The system safety program shall be fully implemented and supported by a written SSP plan described in § 270.103. (b) A system safety program shall be designed so that it promotes and supports a positive railroad safety culture. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.2.138.2 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—System Safety Program Requirements | § 270.103 System safety program plan. | FRA | [85 FR 12844, Mar. 4, 2020, as amended at 87 FR 35671, June 13, 2022] | (a) General. (1) Each railroad subject to this part shall adopt and fully implement a system safety program through a written SSP plan that, at a minimum, contains the elements in this section and in subpart E of this part. This SSP plan shall be approved by FRA under the process specified in § 270.201. (2) Each passenger rail operation subject to this part shall communicate with each railroad that hosts passenger train service for that passenger rail operation and coordinate the portions of the SSP plan applicable to the railroad hosting the passenger train service. (b) System safety program policy statement. Each SSP plan shall contain a policy statement that endorses the passenger rail operation's system safety program. This policy statement shall: (1) Define the passenger rail operation's authority for the establishment and implementation of the system safety program; (2) Describe the safety philosophy and safety culture of the passenger rail operation; and (3) Be signed by the chief official of the passenger rail operation. (c) System safety program goals. Each SSP plan shall contain a statement defining the goals for the passenger rail operation's system safety program. This statement shall describe clear strategies on how the goals will be achieved and what management's responsibilities are to achieve them. At a minimum, the goals shall be: (1) Long-term; (2) Meaningful; (3) Measurable; and (4) Focused on the identification of hazards and the mitigation or elimination of the resulting risks. (d) Rail system description. (1) Each SSP plan shall include a statement describing the rail system. The description shall include: The rail operations, including any host operations; the physical characteristics of the rail system; the scope of rail service; the rail system's maintenance activities; and any other pertinent aspects of the rail system. (2) Each SSP plan shall identify the persons that enter into a contractual relationship with the passenger rail operation to either perform significan… | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.2.138.3 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—System Safety Program Requirements | § 270.105 Discovery and admission as evidence of certain information. | FRA | [81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 12847, Mar. 4, 2020] | (a) Protected information. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, any information compiled or collected after August 14, 2017, solely for the purpose of planning, implementing, or evaluating a system safety program under this part shall not be subject to discovery, admitted into evidence, or considered for other purposes in a Federal or State court proceeding for damages involving personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage. For purposes of this section: (1) “Information” includes plans, reports, documents, surveys, schedules, lists, or data, and specifically includes a passenger rail operation's analysis of its safety risks under § 270.103(q)(1) and a passenger rail operation's statement of mitigation measures under § 270.103(q)(2); (2) “Solely” means that a passenger rail operation originally compiled or collected the information for the exclusive purpose of planning, implementing, or evaluating a system safety program under this part. Information compiled or collected for any other purpose is not protected, even if the passenger rail operation also uses that information for a system safety program. “Solely” also means that a passenger rail operation continues to use that information only for its system safety program. If a passenger rail operation subsequently uses for any other purpose information that was initially compiled or collected for a system safety program, this section does not protect that information to the extent that it is used for the non-system safety program purpose. The use of that information within the passenger rail operation's system safety program, however, remains protected. This section does not protect information that is required to be compiled or collected pursuant to any other provision of law of regulation; and (3) A passenger rail operation may include a Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C 3 RS) program in a system safety program established under this part. For Federal or State court proceedings described by this paragraph (a) that are ini… | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.2.138.4 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—System Safety Program Requirements | § 270.107 Consultation requirements. | FRA | [85 FR 12847, Mar. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 28197, July 1, 2025] | (a) General duty. (1) Each passenger rail operation required to establish a system safety program under this part shall in good faith consult with, and use its best efforts to reach agreement with, all of its directly affected employees, including any non-profit labor organization representing a class or craft of directly affected employees, on the contents of the SSP plan. (2) A passenger rail operation that consults with a non-profit employee labor organization as required by paragraph (a)(1) of this section is considered to have consulted with the directly affected employees represented by that organization. For directly affected employees represented by a non-profit employee labor organization, the primary point of contact shall be either the general chairperson of that non-profit employee labor organization or a non-profit employee labor organization primary point of contact the passenger rail operation and the non-profit employee labor organization agree on at the beginning of the consultation process. If a passenger rail operation contracts out significant portions of its operations, the contractor and the contractor's employees performing those operations shall be considered directly affected employees for the purposes of this part. (3) A passenger rail operation shall have a preliminary meeting with its directly affected employees to discuss how the consultation process will proceed. A passenger rail operation is not required to discuss the substance of an SSP plan during this preliminary meeting. A passenger rail operation must: (i) Hold the preliminary meeting no later than July 2, 2020; (ii) Notify the directly affected employees of the preliminary meeting no less than 60 days before it is held. (4) Appendix B to this part contains non-mandatory guidance on how a passenger rail operation may comply with the requirements of this section. (b) Consultation statements. A passenger rail operation required to submit an SSP plan under § 270.201 must also submit, together with the plan, a consultati… | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.3.138.1 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Review, Approval, and Retention of System Safety Program Plans | § 270.201 Filing and approval. | FRA | [85 FR 12848, Mar. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 28197, July 1, 2025] | (a) Filing. (1) Each passenger rail operation to which this part applies shall submit one copy of its SSP plan to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRA-SSP@dot.gov, no later than March 4, 2021, or not less than 90 days before commencing passenger operations, whichever is later. (2) The passenger rail operation shall not include in its SSP plan the risk-based hazard analysis conducted pursuant to § 270.103(q). A passenger rail operation shall make the results of any risk-based hazard analysis available upon request to representatives of FRA and States participating under part 212 of this chapter. (3) The SSP plan shall include: (i) The signature, name, title, address, and telephone number of the chief safety officer who bears primary managerial authority for implementing the program for the submitting passenger rail operation. By signing, this chief official is certifying that the contents of the SSP plan are accurate and that the passenger rail operation will implement the contents of the program as approved by FRA; (ii) The contact information for the primary person responsible for managing the system safety program; and (iii) The contact information for the senior representatives of any host railroad, contractor operator, shared track/corridor operator, or persons utilizing or providing significant safety-related services. (4) As required by § 270.107(b), each passenger rail operation must submit with its SSP plan a consultation statement describing how it consulted with its directly affected employees on the contents of its SSP plan. Directly affected employees may also file a statement in accordance with § 270.107(c). (b) Approval. (1) Within 90 days of receipt of an SSP plan, FRA will review the SSP plan to determine if the elements prescribed in this part are sufficiently addressed. This review will also consider any statement submitted by directly affected employees pursuant to § 270.107(c). (2) FRA will notify each person identified in the SSP pl… | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.3.138.2 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Review, Approval, and Retention of System Safety Program Plans | § 270.203 Retention of system safety program plan. | FRA | [85 FR 12849, Mar. 4, 2020] | Each passenger rail operation to which this part applies shall retain at its system headquarters, and at any division headquarters, one copy of the SSP plan required by this part and one copy of each subsequent amendment to that plan. These records shall be made available to representatives of FRA and States participating under part 212 of this chapter for inspection and copying during normal business hours. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.4.138.1 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—System Safety Program Internal Assessments and External Auditing | § 270.301 General. | FRA | [85 FR 12849, Mar. 4, 2020] | The system safety program and its implementation shall be assessed internally by the passenger rail operation and audited externally by FRA or FRA's designee. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.4.138.2 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—System Safety Program Internal Assessments and External Auditing | § 270.303 Internal system safety program assessment. | FRA | [85 FR 12849, Mar. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 28197, July 1, 2025] | (a) Following FRA's initial approval of the passenger rail operation's SSP plan pursuant to § 270.201, the passenger rail operation shall annually conduct an assessment of the extent to which: (1) The system safety program is fully implemented; (2) The passenger rail operation is in compliance with the implemented elements of the approved system safety program; and (3) The passenger rail operation has achieved the goals set forth in § 270.103(c). (b) As part of its SSP plan, the passenger rail operation shall set forth a statement describing the processes used to: (1) Conduct internal system safety program assessments; (2) Internally report the findings of the internal system safety program assessments; (3) Develop, track, and review recommendations as a result of the internal system safety program assessments; (4) Develop improvement plans based on the internal system safety program assessments. Improvement plans shall, at a minimum, identify who is responsible for carrying out the necessary tasks to address assessment findings and specify a schedule of target dates with milestones to implement the improvements that address the assessment findings; and (5) Manage revisions and updates to the SSP plan based on the internal system safety program assessments. (c)(1) Within 60 days of completing its internal SSP plan assessment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, the passenger rail operation shall: (i) Submit a copy of the passenger rail operation's internal assessment report that includes a system safety program assessment and the status of internal assessment findings and improvement plans to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRA-SSP@dot.gov; and (ii) Outline the specific improvement plans for achieving full implementation of the SSP plan, as well as achieving the goals of the plan. (2) The passenger rail operation's chief official responsible for safety shall certify the results of the internal SSP plan assessment. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.4.138.3 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—System Safety Program Internal Assessments and External Auditing | § 270.305 External safety audit. | FRA | [85 FR 12849, Mar. 4, 2020, as amended at 90 FR 28197, July 1, 2025] | (a) FRA may conduct, or cause to be conducted, external audits of a system safety program. Each audit will evaluate compliance with the elements required by this part in an approved SSP plan. FRA shall provide the passenger rail operation written notification of the results of any audit. (b)(1) Within 60 days of FRA's written notification of the results of the audit, the passenger rail operation shall submit for approval to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer, at FRA-SSP@dot.gov, an improvement plan to address the audit findings that require corrective action. At a minimum, the improvement plan shall identify who is responsible for carrying out the necessary tasks to address audit findings and specify target dates and milestones to implement the improvements that address the audit findings. (2) If FRA does not approve the passenger rail operation's improvement plan, FRA will notify the passenger rail operation of the specific deficiencies in the improvement plan. The affected passenger rail operation shall amend the proposed plan to correct the deficiencies identified by FRA and provide FRA with a corrected copy of the improvement plan no later than 30 days following its receipt of FRA's written notice that the proposed plan was not approved. (3) Upon request, the passenger rail operation shall provide to FRA and States participating under part 212 of this chapter for review a report upon request regarding the status of the implementation of the improvements set forth in the improvement plan established pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of this section. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.5.138.1 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Fatigue Risk Management Programs | § 270.401 Definitions. | FRA | As used in this subpart— Contributing factor means a circumstance or condition that helps cause a result. Fatigue means a complex state characterized by a lack of alertness and reduced mental and physical performance, often accompanied by drowsiness. Fatigue-risk analysis means a railroad's analysis of its operations that: (1) Identifies and evaluates the fatigue-related railroad safety hazards on its system(s); and (2) Determines the degree of risk associated with each of those hazards. FRMP means a Fatigue Risk Management Program. FRMP plan means a Fatigue Risk Management Program plan. Safety-related railroad employee means: (1) A person subject to 49 U.S.C. 21103, 21104, or 21105; (2) Another person involved in railroad operations not subject to 49 U.S.C. 21103, 21104, or 21105; (3) A person who inspects, installs, repairs or maintains track, roadbed, signal and communication systems, and electric traction systems including a roadway worker or railroad bridge worker; (4) A hazmat employee defined under 49 U.S.C. 5102(3); (5) A person who inspects, repairs, or maintains locomotives, passenger cars, or freight cars; or (6) An employee of any person who utilizes or performs significant railroad safety-related services, as described in § 270.103(d)(2), if that employee performs a function identified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this definition. | |||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.5.138.2 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Fatigue Risk Management Programs | § 270.403 Purpose and scope of a Fatigue Risk Management Program (FRMP). | FRA | (a) Purpose. The purpose of an FRMP is to improve railroad safety through structured, systematic, proactive processes and procedures that a railroad subject to this part develops and implements to identify and mitigate the effects of fatigue on its employees. (b) Scope. A railroad shall: (1) Design its FRMP to reduce the fatigue its safety-related railroad employees experience and to reduce the risk of railroad accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities where the fatigue of any of these employees is a contributing factor; (2) Develop its FRMP by systematically identifying and evaluating the fatigue-related railroad safety hazards on its system, determining the degree of risk associated with each hazard, and managing those risks to reduce the fatigue that its safety-related railroad employees experience. This system-wide fatigue risk identification and evaluation process must account for the varying circumstances of a railroad's operations on different parts of its system; and (3) Employ in its FRMP the fatigue risk mitigation strategies a railroad identifies as appropriate to address those varying circumstances. | |||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.5.138.3 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Fatigue Risk Management Programs | § 270.405 General requirements; procedure. | FRA | [87 FR 35671, June 13, 2022, as amended at 90 FR 28197, July 1, 2025] | (a) Each railroad subject to this part shall: (1) Establish and implement an FRMP as part of its SSP; and (2) Establish an FRA-approved FRMP plan as a component of a railroad's FRA-approved SSP plan and then update its FRMP plan as necessary as part of the annual internal assessment of its SSP under § 270.303. (b) A railroad's FRMP plan must explain the railroad's method of analysis of fatigue risks and the railroad's process(es) for implementing its FRMP. (c)(1) A railroad shall submit an FRMP plan for approval to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRAFatigue@dot.gov, no later than either the applicable timeline in § 270.201(a) for filing its SSP plan or July 13, 2023, whichever is later. (2) A railroad shall submit updates to its FRMP plan to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRAFatigue@dot.gov, under the process for amending its SSP plan in § 270.201(c). (d) FRA shall review and approve or disapprove a railroad's FRMP plan and amendments to that plan under the process for reviewing SSP plans and amendments in § 270.201(b) and (c), respectively. FRA approval of a railroad's FRMP plan amends a railroad's SSP plan to include the FRMP plan as a component. | ||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.5.138.4 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Fatigue Risk Management Programs | § 270.407 Requirements for an FRMP. | FRA | (a) In general. An FRMP shall include an analysis of fatigue risks and mitigation strategies, as described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Analysis of fatigue risks. A railroad shall conduct a fatigue-risk analysis as part of its FRA-approved FRMP, which includes identification of fatigue-related railroad safety hazards, assessment of the risks associated with those hazards, and prioritization of risks for mitigation. At a minimum, a railroad shall consider the following categories of risk factors: (1) General health and medical conditions that can affect the fatigue levels among the population of safety-related railroad employees; (2) Scheduling issues that can affect the opportunities of safety-related railroad employees to obtain sufficient quality and quantity of sleep; and (3) Characteristics of each job category of safety-related railroad employees work that can affect fatigue levels and risk for fatigue of those employees. (c) Mitigation strategies. A railroad shall develop and implement mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of railroad accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities where fatigue of any of its safety-related employees is a contributing factor. At a minimum, in developing and implementing these mitigation strategies, a railroad shall consider the railroad's policies, practices, and communication related to its safety-related railroad employees. (1) Policies. A railroad shall consider developing and implementing policies to reduce the risk of the exposure of its safety-related railroad employees to fatigue-related railroad safety hazards on its system. At a minimum, a railroad shall consider these policies: (i) Providing opportunities for identification, diagnosis, and treatment of any medical condition that may affect alertness or fatigue, including sleep disorders; (ii) Identifying methods to minimize accidents and incidents that occur as a result of working at times when scientific and medical research have shown increased fatigue disrupts employees' circ… | |||||
| 49:49:4.1.1.1.50.5.138.5 | 49 | Transportation | II | 270 | PART 270—SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Fatigue Risk Management Programs | § 270.409 Requirements for an FRMP plan. | FRA | [87 FR 35671, June 13, 2022, as amended at 90 FR 28198, July 1, 2025] | (a) In general. A railroad shall adopt and implement its FRMP through an FRA-approved FRMP plan, developed in consultation with directly affected employees as described under § 270.107. A railroad must submit the plan for approval to the FRA Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer at FRAFatigue@dot.gov, under the criteria of subpart C. (b) Goals. An FRMP plan must contain a statement that defines the specific fatigue-related goals of the FRMP and describes strategies for reaching those goals. (c) Methods —(1) Analysis of fatigue risk. An FRMP plan shall describe a railroad's method(s) for conducting its fatigue-risk analysis as part of its FRMP. The description shall specify: (i) The scope of the analysis, which is the covered population of safety-related railroad employees; (ii) The processes a railroad will use to identify fatigue-related railroad safety hazards on its system and determine the degree of risk associated with each fatigue-related hazard identified; (iii) The processes a railroad will use to compare and prioritize identified fatigue-related risks for mitigation purposes; and (iv) The information sources a railroad will use to support ongoing identification of fatigue-related railroad safety hazards and determine the degree of risk associated with those hazards. (2) Mitigation strategies. An FRMP plan shall describe a railroad's processes for: (i) Identifying and selecting fatigue risk mitigation strategies; and (ii) Monitoring identified fatigue-related railroad safety hazards. (3) Evaluation. An FRMP plan shall describe: (i) A railroad's processes for monitoring and evaluating the overall effectiveness of its FRMP and the effectiveness of fatigue-related mitigation strategies the railroad uses under § 270.407; and (ii) A railroad's procedures for reviewing the FRMP as part of the annual internal assessment of its SSP under § 270.303 and for updating the FRMP plan under the process for amending its SSP plan under § 270.201(c). (d) FRMP implem… |
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