worker fatigue

FRA requiring railroads to submit worker fatigue management plans

A worker sitting down with his hands behind his head. In front of him is a hard hat.

The Federal Railroad Administration is now requiring the Class I railroads, Amtrak and commuter railroads to include fatigue risk management plans as part of their larger system safety and risk reduction programs.

The rule was published Monday in the Federal Register. The Federal Railroad Administration will review the plans annually, per the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, and it will also conduct periodic audits. 

FRA said this rule is one of several ongoing initiatives to address the...

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Rail Roundup: Lawmakers want worker fatigue addressed

Congressional leaders want rail regulators to address worker fatigue, attendance policies

Democratic leaders with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure are urging the Federal Railroad Administration to address worker fatigue as well as the attendance policies of the Class I railroads.

In a Wednesday letter to FRA Administrator Amit Bose, committee Chairman Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Rep. Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey, chairman of the Subcommittee on...

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Transportation union wants federal action against Class 1 railroads’ attendance policies

The Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO is urging federal agencies to rein in Class I railroads’ attendance policies, which TTD says force union employees to work long hours without adequate rest.

TTD wants the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Transportation to determine whether the attendance policies should incur statutory or regulatory violations, according to a new policy brief issued by the group, whose leaders are meeting in Washington this week to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-union-wants-federal-action-against-class-1-railroads-attendance-policies

Transport Canada revises rules on worker fatigue in the rail industry

A photograph of two CN locomotives parked in a rail yard.

Transport Canada has revised the rules governing worker fatigue for the rail industry.

The federal agency announced Wednesday that the Duty/Rest Rules for Railway Operating Employees have been updated to better reflect the latest science on fatigue management. The adjustments will also help ensure that Canadians working or living near railways are kept safe, Transport Canada said.

The agency said the rules “represent a historic improvement over the existing rules.” The revised rules place new...

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