---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 299.357"
title: "49"
number: "299.357"
heading: "Personnel qualified to inspect and restore continuous welded rail."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/299.357"
---

# §299.357. Personnel qualified to inspect and restore continuous welded rail.


Individuals designated under § [299.353](/cfr/49/299.353.md) or [299.355](/cfr/49/299.355.md) that inspect continuous welded rail (CWR) or supervise the installation, adjustment, and maintenance of CWR in accordance with the written procedures established by the railroad shall have—

- (a) Current qualifications under either § [299.353](/cfr/49/299.353.md) or [299.355](/cfr/49/299.355.md);
- (b) Successfully completed a training course of at least eight hours duration specifically developed for the application of written CWR procedures issued by the railroad;
- (c) **Demonstrated to the railroad that the individual—**
  - (1) Knows and understands the requirements of those written CWR procedures;
  - (2) Can detect deviations from those requirements; and
  - (3) **Can prescribe appropriate remedial action to correct or compensate for those deviations safely.**
- (d) Written authorization from the railroad or the employer to prescribe remedial actions to correct or safely compensate for deviations from the requirements in those procedures and must have successfully completed a recorded examination on those procedures as part of the qualification process. The recorded examination may be written, or in the form of a computer file with the results of an interactive training course.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted.