[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: 49CFR239.105]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 239_PASSENGER TRAIN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart B_Specific Requirements

 

Sec.  239.105  Debriefing and critique.



    (a) General. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, 

each railroad operating passenger train service shall conduct a 

debriefing and critique session after each passenger train emergency 

situation or full-scale simulation to determine the effectiveness of its 

emergency preparedness plan, and shall improve or amend its plan, or 

both, as appropriate, in accordance with the information developed. The 

debriefing and critique session shall be conducted within 60 days of the 

date of the passenger train emergency situation or full-scale 

simulation.

    (b) Exceptions. (1) No debriefing and critique session shall be 

required in the case of an emergency situation involving only a 

collision between passenger railroad rolling stock and: a pedestrian; a 

trespasser; or a motor vehicle or other highway conveyance at a highway-

rail grade crossing, provided that the collision does not result in: a 

passenger or employee fatality, or an injury to one or more crewmembers 

or passengers requiring admission to a hospital; or the evacuation of a 

passenger train. (2) For purposes of this section, highway-rail grade 

crossing means a location where a public highway, road, street, or 

private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses 

one or more railroad tracks at grade, and trespasser means a person who 

is on that part of railroad property used in railroad operation and 

whose presence is prohibited, forbidden, or unlawful.

    (c) Purpose of debriefing and critique. The debriefing and critique 

session shall be designed to determine, at a minimum:

    (1) Whether the on-board communications equipment functioned 

properly;

    (2) How much time elapsed between the occurrence of the emergency 

situation or full-scale simulation and notification to the emergency 

responders involved;

    (3) Whether the control center promptly initiated the required 

notifications;

    (4) How quickly and effectively the emergency responders responded 

after notification; and

    (5) How efficiently the passengers exited from the car through the 

emergency exits.

    (d) Records. (1) Each railroad shall maintain records of its 

debriefing and critique sessions at its system headquarters and 

applicable division headquarters for two calendar years after the end of 

the calendar year to which they relate, including the following 

information:

    (i) Date and location of the passenger train emergency situation or 

full-scale simulation;

    (ii) Date and location of the debriefing and critique session; and

    (iii) Names of all participants in the debriefing and critique 

session.

    (2) 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.