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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) What life-cycle and maintenance records must be maintained?
(1) The railroad shall maintain at a designated office on the railroad:
(i) For the life-cycle of the product, adequate documentation to demonstrate that the PSP meets the safety requirements of the railroad's RSPP and applicable standards in this subpart, including the risk assessment; and
(ii) An Operations and Maintenance Manual, pursuant to § 236.919; and
(iii) Training records pursuant to § 236.923(b).
(2) Results of inspections and tests specified in the PSP must be recorded as prescribed in § 236.110.
(3) Contractors of the railroad shall maintain at a designated office training records pursuant to § 236.923(b).
(b) What actions must the railroad take in the event of occurrence of a safety-relevant hazard? After the product is placed in service, the railroad shall maintain a database of all safety-relevant hazards as set forth in the PSP and those that had not been previously identified in the PSP. If the frequency of the safety-relevant hazards exceeds the threshold set forth in the PSP (see § 236.907(a)(6)), then the railroad shall:
(1) Report the inconsistency in writing (by mail, facsimile, e-mail, or hand delivery to the Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, within 15 days of discovery. Documents that are hand delivered must not be enclosed in an envelope;
(2) Take prompt countermeasures to reduce the frequency of the safety-relevant hazard(s) below the threshold set forth in the PSP; and
(3) Provide a final report to the FRA Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, on the results of the analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of the safety-relevant hazard(s) below the threshold set forth in the PSP when the problem is resolved.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 49. Transportation § 49.236.917 Retention of records - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-49-transportation/cfr-sect-49-236-917/
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