🚦Administrative Updates to Railroad Workplace Safety Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's railroad workplace safety regulations, including updating addresses.
Learn More🚂Administrative Updates to FRA Safety Program Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's system safety program regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆FRA Final Rule on Bridge Safety Standards
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's bridge safety standards regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Administrative Updates to Railroad Operating Practices Regulations
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's railroad operating practices regulations, including updating addresses.
Learn More🚂Final Rule on Safety Glazing Standards for Railroads
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's safety glazing standards regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Final Rule on Federal Railroad Track Safety Standards Updates
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's track safety standards, including updating addresses.
Learn More🚂Administrative Updates to FRA's Rules of Practice
This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's rules of practice regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.
Learn More🚆Proposed Removal of Redundant Regulations in Railroad Industry
FRA intends to remove thirteen sections throughout its regulations that unnecessarily recite the approval of information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), state the assigned OMB control number associated with the entire CFR part, and list the sections in that part with information collection requirements.
Learn More🚂Proposed Changes to Conductor Certification Regulations by FRA
This proposed rule would update FRA's conductor certification requirements by reducing the information that is required on a conductor's certificate and allowing certificates to be electronic. FRA is also proposing changes to the certification revocation process and the Administrative Hearing Officer (AHO) process. Lastly, FRA is proposing other administrative updates including revising definitions and correcting errors in the regulatory text.
Learn More🚦Proposed Repeal of Outdated Railroad Safety Regulations
FRA proposes to repeal several roadway workplace safety requirements that have become obsolete. In addition, FRA proposes to establish a new special approval procedure to enable regulated entities, after public notice and FRA approval, to utilize an alternative approach to bridge worker safety that provides for an equivalent or better level of safety. Also, this rule proposes to clarify that the required training for operators of roadway maintenance machines equipped with a crane includes specific aspects such as maintaining vertical clearance.
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