---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 246.101"
title: "49"
number: "246.101"
heading: "Certification program required."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/246.101"
---

# §246.101. Certification program required.

- (a) Each railroad subject to this part shall have a written signal employee certification program.
- (b) Each certification program shall include all of the following:
  - (1) If applicable, an explanation and discussion of the occupational categories and subcategories of certified signal service that comply with the requirements in [§ 246.107](/cfr/49/246.107.md);
  - (2) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct as a motor vehicle operator that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.111](/cfr/49/246.111.md);
  - (3) A procedure for evaluating prior safety conduct as an employee or certified signal employee with other railroads that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.113](/cfr/49/246.113.md);
  - (4) A procedure for evaluating potential substance abuse disorders and compliance with railroad alcohol and drug rules that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.115](/cfr/49/246.115.md);
  - (5) A procedure for evaluating visual and hearing acuity that complies with the criteria established in §§ [246.117](/cfr/49/246.117.md) and [246.118](/cfr/49/246.118.md);
  - (6) A procedure for training that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.119](/cfr/49/246.119.md);
  - (7) A procedure for qualifying persons on its signal system and signal-related technology that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.120](/cfr/49/246.120.md);
  - (8) A procedure for knowledge testing that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.121](/cfr/49/246.121.md);
  - (9) A procedure for monitoring operational performance that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.123](/cfr/49/246.123.md); and
  - (10) A procedure for mentoring uncertified signal employees that complies with the criteria established in [§ 246.124](/cfr/49/246.124.md).
- (c) Each certification program shall be version controlled. Any change from the previous FRA-approved version of the certification program must be tracked.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20162, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 49 CFR 1.89; and Pub. L. 110-432, sec. 402, 122 Stat. 4884.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 44873, May 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.