---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 227.213"
title: "49"
number: "227.213"
heading: "Employee's responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/227.213"
---

# §227.213. Employee's responsibilities.

- (a) **An employee to whom the railroad provides an EEBA shall—**
  - (1) Participate in training under [§ 227.209](/cfr/49/227.209.md);
  - (2) **Follow railroad procedures to ensure that the railroad's EEBAs—**
    - (i) Are maintained in a secure and accessible manner;
    - (ii) Are inspected as required by this subpart and the railroad's program of inspection; and
    - (iii) If found to be unserviceable upon inspection, are turned in to the appropriate railroad facility for repair, periodic maintenance, or replacement; and
  - (3) **Notify the railroad of EEBA failures and of use incidents in a timely manner.**
- (b) No employee shall willfully tamper with or vandalize an EEBA that is provided pursuant to [§ 227.201(a)](/cfr/49/227.201.md?p=a) in an attempt to disable or damage the EEBA.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 5132, Jan. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20103 note, 20166, 20701-20703, 21301, 21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 63123, Oct. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted.