Sentences with phrase «railroad safety act»

The Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) 49 U.S.C. § 20109 prevents any railroad company from discharging, demoting, suspending, reprimanding or in some way discriminating against an employee who provides information regarding a violation of safety rules reporting an injury or testifying in a FELA case.

-- The terms «rail» and «railroad» have the meaning given the term «railroad» in section 202 (e) of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 431 (e)-RRB-.

-- To the extent that compliance with subsection (b)(2)(C) or (b)(7) would significantly alter the historic or antiquated character of a historical or antiquated rail passenger car, or a rail station served exclusively by such cars, or would result in violation of any rule, regulation, standard, or order issued by the Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, such compliance shall not be required.

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Indeed, although FRA supplanted the ICC as the agency responsible for promulgating and enforcing railroad safety programs in 1966, see Department of Transportation Act of 1966, 49 U.S.C. 103, the general framework established by the order of March 13, 1911 is still in existence today.

The «Act» required DOT Agencies to implement drug testing of safety - sensitive transportation employees in the aviation, trucking (including school bus drivers, and certain limousine and van drivers), railroads, mass transit, and pipelines industries.

Section 20164 (a) is amended by striking Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 and inserting Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

OSHA enforces the whistleblower provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various workplace, commercial motor vehicle, airline, nuclear, pipeline, environmental, railroad, public transportation, maritime, consumer product, motor vehicle safety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulaSafety and Health Act and 21 other statutes protecting employees who report violations of various workplace, commercial motor vehicle, airline, nuclear, pipeline, environmental, railroad, public transportation, maritime, consumer product, motor vehicle safety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulasafety, health care reform, corporate securities, food safety and consumer financial reform regulasafety and consumer financial reform regulations.

After careful review in accordance with the Congressional mandate contained in the FAST Act, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will rescind the ECP mandate.

I was glad the congressman from my district, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, introduced a bill last week, the Commuter Rail Passenger Safety Act, that would help railroads like Metro - North finance positive train control systems through an existing program providing loans or loan guarantees for upgrading railroad infrastructure.

Filing a Federal Rail Safety Act whistleblower retaliation complaint with OSHA within 180 days of a railroad's adverse action is a threshold issue that can derail the best of cases.

A Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court denies a motion to transfer this negligence action under the Federal Employers» Liability Act and / or for strict liability under the Railroad Safety Appliance Act to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...

• Conduct compliance inspections to ensure that trains maintain safe operations • Perform investigations to resolve issues by obtaining data from carriers, conducting interviews and reviewing records • Lead accident investigations to determine root causes and undertake measures to ensure that safety mistakes are not repeated • Inspect railroads and carriers to ensure that they are working in accordance to federal regulations • Oversee field inspections of existing and proposed railroad crossings and structures to ensure consistency in safety practices • Assist in the development and implementation of railroad grade crossing safety programs • Create schedules and ensure that safety staff members abide by them so that all shifts are properly covered • Act as a field liaison between railroad companies and governmental agencies, to ensure appropriate coordination of safety work