Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, safety regulations, workplace safety, bridges, occupational safety and health, railroad safety

🚦Administrative Updates to Railroad Workplace Safety Regulations

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's railroad workplace safety regulations, including updating addresses.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, railroad safety, electronic submissions

🚂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.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, safety regulations, bridges, railroad safety, federal agency, bridge standards

🚆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.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, transportation, federal regulations, safety, railroad, penalties, civil penalties, occupational safety and health, railroad safety, railroad employees

🚆Administrative Updates to Railroad Operating Practices Regulations

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's railroad operating practices regulations, including updating addresses.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, safety standards, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, railroad safety, regulatory updates

🚂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.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, safety standards, regulation, transportation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, federal, railroad safety

🚆Final Rule on Federal Railroad Track Safety Standards Updates

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's track safety standards, including updating addresses.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, administrative practice and procedure, railroad, federal

🚂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.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, safety, drug testing, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, railroad, penalties, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, communications, hazardous materials transportation, occupational safety and health, railroad safety, railroad employees, federal agency, fire prevention

🚆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.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, federal, certification, railroad safety, railroad employees, electronic documentation

🚂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.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, railroad, penalties, safety regulations, workplace safety, bridges, occupational safety and health, railroad safety

🚦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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