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Fatigue is the number-one danger
facing transportation workers today. For more information
about this problem and to view a series of online
presentations concerning fatigue, click on the link below.
Fatigue
What You Need
to Know About Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing provides
general information on federal drug and alcohol testing for
railroad hours of service employees.
FRA Post-Accident Testing Criteria/Flowchart
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The UTU
Transportation Safety Team is comprised of eleven members of the UTU,
each of whom is on call 24 hours a day to assist in
determining the facts in rail-related accidents. Click below
to contact the UTU Safety Team members.
Safety
Team
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Safety
Recommendations
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Railroad safety laws are
contained in a number of statutes and regulations. Below are
links to a general summary of many of those laws. They
should be used as a guide only, and if a specific
problem arises, the applicable law or regulation
should be reviewed. There are also links to government
safety advisories and safety recommendations.
Safety Laws
Safety
Advisories
FRA Reports
FRA
Electronic and Electrical Device Flowchart
(10/20/08)
Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008
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Federal Railroad
Administration
FRA Office
of Safety
FRA Safety Data
FRA
Switching Operations Fatality Analysis
FRA
Regulations
Department of Transportation's Office of Drug and
Alcohol Policy Compliance
FRA
Online Accident Investigation Reports
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