[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR214.115]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 214_RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart B_Bridge Worker Safety Standards

 

Sec. 214.115  Foot protection.



    (a) The railroad or railroad contractor shall require railroad 

bridge workers to wear foot protection equipment when potential foot 

injury may result from impact, falling or flying objects, electrical 

shock or burns, or other hazardous condition.

    (b) Safety-toe footwear for railroad bridge workers shall conform to 

the national consensus standards for safety-toe footwear (American 

National Standards Institute, American National Standard Z41-1991, 

Standard for Personal Protection-Protective Footwear). This 

incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal 

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies 

may be obtained from American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd 

Street, New York, NY 10036. Copies may be inspected at the Federal 

Railroad Administration, Docket Clerk, 1120 Vermont Avenue, Washington, 

DC, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-

6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--

federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.



[67 FR 1908, Jan. 15, 2002]