[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 49CFR214.513]



[Page 168]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 214_RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart D_On-Track Roadway Maintenance Machines and Hi-Rail Vehicles

 

Sec.  214.513  Retrofitting of existing on-track roadway maintenance 



machines; general.



    (a) Each existing on-track roadway maintenance machine shall have a 

safe and secure position with handholds, handrails, or a secure seat or 

bench position for each roadway worker transported on the machine. Each 

position shall be protected from moving parts of the machine.

    (b) By March 28, 2005, each existing on-track roadway maintenance 

machine shall be equipped with a permanent or portable horn or other 

audible warning device that produces a sound loud enough to be heard by 

roadway workers and other machine operators within the immediate work 

area. The triggering mechanism for the device shall be clearly 

identifiable and within easy reach of the machine operator.

    (c) By March 28, 2005, each existing on-track roadway maintenance 

machine shall be equipped with a permanent illumination device or a 

portable light that is securely placed and not hand-held. The 

illumination device or portable light shall be capable of illuminating 

obstructions on the track ahead for a distance of 300 feet under normal 

weather and atmospheric conditions when the machine is operated during 

the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before 

sunrise or in dark areas such as tunnels.



[68 FR 44407, July 28, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 8839, Feb. 26, 2004]