---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 271.211"
title: "49"
number: "271.211"
heading: "Risk-based hazard management program process."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/271.211"
---

# §271.211. Risk-based hazard management program process.

- (a) **Risk-based hazard analysis.** An RRP plan shall describe the railroad's method for conducting its risk-based hazard analysis pursuant to [§ 271.103(b)](/cfr/49/271.103.md?p=b). At a minimum, the description shall specify:
  - (1) The processes the railroad will use to identify hazards and the risks associated with those hazards;
  - (2) The sources the railroad will use to support the ongoing identification of hazards and the risks associated with those hazards; and
  - (3) The processes the railroad will use to compare and prioritize identified risks for mitigation purposes.
- (b) **Mitigation strategies.** An RRP plan shall describe the railroad's processes for designing and implementing mitigation strategies pursuant to [§ 271.103(c)](/cfr/49/271.103.md?p=c). At a minimum, the description shall specify the railroad's processes for:
  - (1) Identifying and selecting mitigation strategies; and
  - (2) **Monitoring an identified hazard through the mitigation of the risk associated with that hazard.**

## 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.