[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR227.1]

[Page 385]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 227_OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  227.1  Purpose and scope.


    (a) The purpose of this part is to protect the occupational health 
and safety of employees whose predominant noise exposure occurs in the 
locomotive cab.
    (b) This part prescribes minimum Federal health and safety noise 
standards for locomotive cab occupants. This part does not restrict a 
railroad or railroad contractor from adopting and enforcing additional 
or more stringent requirements.