---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 671.23"
title: "49"
number: "671.23"
heading: "Transit worker."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/671.23"
---

# §671.23. Transit worker.

- (a) **RWP program.** Each transit worker must follow the requirements of the RTA's RWP program by position and labor category.
- (b) **Fouling the track.** A transit worker may only foul the track once they have received appropriate permissions and redundant protections have been established as specified in the RWP manual.
- (c) **Acknowledgement of protections providing on-track safety.** A transit worker must understand and acknowledge in writing the protections providing on-track safety measures for their specific task before accessing the roadway or track zone.
- (d) **Refusal to foul the track.** A transit worker may refuse to foul the track if the transit worker makes a good faith determination that that they believe any assignment is unsafe or would violate the RTA's RWP program.
- (e) **Reporting.** A transit worker must report unsafe acts and conditions and near-misses related to the RWP program as part of the RTA's Transit Worker Safety Reporting Program.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329, 49 CFR 1.91.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 87220, Oct. 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.