49-U.S.C.-24313

§24313 – Rail Safety System Program

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Title 49 > Subtitle V > Part C > Chapter 243 > Section 24313

Details

• Reference: Section 24313
• Legend: §24313 – Rail Safety System Program
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

In consultation with rail labor organizations, Amtrak shall maintain a rail safety system program for employees working on property owned by Amtrak. The program shall be a model for other rail carriers to use in developing safety programs. The program shall include—

(1) periodic analyses of accident information, including primary and secondary causes;

(2) periodic evaluations of the activities of the program, particularly specific steps taken in response to an accident;

(3) periodic reports on amounts spent for occupational health and safety activities of the program;

(4) periodic reports on reduced costs and personal injuries because of accident prevention activities of the program;

(5) periodic reports on direct accident costs, including claims related to accidents; and

(6) reports and evaluations of other information Amtrak considers appropriate.

(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 917.)

In this section, before clause (1), the words No later than January 1, 1979 are omitted as executed. The word maintain is substituted for develop and implement for clarity. The words designed to serve as and required under this section are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the words if known are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the words undertaken and causes are omitted as surplus. In clauses (3)–(6), the word reports is substituted for identification for clarity. In clause (3), the word included is omitted as surplus. In clause (4), the words personal injuries are substituted for fatalities, and casualties for consistency in the revised title. The word activities is added for clarity. In clause (6), the words or data and necessary or are omitted as surplus.

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