---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 214.351"
title: "49"
number: "214.351"
heading: "Training and qualification of flagmen."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/214.351"
---

# §214.351. Training and qualification of flagmen.

- (a) The training and qualification for roadway workers assigned the duties of flagmen shall include, as a minimum, the content and application of the operating rules of the railroad pertaining to giving proper stop signals to trains and holding trains clear of working limits.
- (b) Initial and periodic (as specified by [§ 243.201](/cfr/49/243.201.md) of this chapter) qualification of a flagman shall be evidenced by demonstrated proficiency.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 65976, Dec. 16, 1996, as amended at 81 FR 37890, June 10, 2016]

### Source

Source: 61 FR 65976, Dec. 16, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 21301-21302, 31304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 28127, June 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 65976, Dec. 16, 1996, as amended at 81 FR 37890, June 10, 2016]