[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: 49CFR214.311]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 214_RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart C_Roadway Worker Protection

 

Sec. 214.311  Responsibility of employers.



    (a) Each employer is responsible for the understanding and 

compliance by its employees with its rules and the requirements of this 

part.

    (b) Each employer shall guarantee each employee the absolute right 

to challenge in good faith whether the on-track safety procedures to be 

applied at the job location comply with the rules of the operating 

railroad, and to remain clear of the track until the challenge is 

resolved.

    (c) Each employer shall have in place a written procedure to achieve 

prompt and equitable resolution of challenges made in accordance with 

Sec. Sec. 214.311(b) and 214.313(d).