§270.401. Definitions.
49 C.F.R. § 270.401
As used in this subpart—
Contributing factor means a circumstance or condition that helps cause a result.
Fatigue means a complex state characterized by a lack of alertness and reduced mental and physical performance, often accompanied by drowsiness.
Fatigue-risk analysis means a railroad's analysis of its operations that:
Identifies and evaluates the fatigue-related railroad safety hazards on its system(s); and
Determines the degree of risk associated with each of those hazards. FRMP means a Fatigue Risk Management Program.
FRMP plan means a Fatigue Risk Management Program plan.
Safety-related railroad employee means:
A person who inspects, installs, repairs or maintains track, roadbed, signal and communication systems, and electric traction systems including a roadway worker or railroad bridge worker;
A hazmat employee defined under 49 U.S.C. 5102(3);
A person who inspects, repairs, or maintains locomotives, passenger cars, or freight cars; or
An employee of any person who utilizes or performs significant railroad safety-related services, as described in § 270.103(d)(2), if that employee performs a function identified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this definition.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 87 FR 35671, June 13, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106-20107, 20118-20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source
Source: 81 FR 53896, Aug. 12, 2016, unless otherwise noted.