---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 271.107"
title: "49"
number: "271.107"
heading: "Safety outreach."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/271.107"
---

# §271.107. Safety outreach.

- (a) **Outreach.** An RRP shall include a safety outreach component that communicates RRP safety information to railroad personnel (including contractors) as that information is relevant to their positions. At a minimum, a safety outreach program shall:
  - (1) Convey safety-critical information;
  - (2) Explain why RRP-related safety actions are taken; and
  - (3) **Explain why safety procedures are introduced or changed.**
- (b) **Reporting to management.** The status of risk-based HMP activities shall be reported to railroad senior management on an ongoing basis.

## Notes

### 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: 85 FR 9314, Feb. 18, 2020, unless otherwise noted.