49 USC 20139: Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges
Text contains those laws in effect on December 24, 2024
From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONSUBTITLE V-RAIL PROGRAMSPART A-SAFETYCHAPTER 201-GENERALSUBCHAPTER II-PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY
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§20139. Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges
Not later than June 22, 1989, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations and issue orders for the safety of maintenance-of-way employees on railroad bridges. The Secretary at least shall provide in those regulations standards for bridge safety equipment, including nets, walkways, handrails, and safety lines, and requirements for the use of vessels when work is performed on bridges located over bodies of water.
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Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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20139 | 45:431(n). | Oct. 16, 1970,
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The words "Not later than June 22, 1989" are substituted for "within one year after June 22, 1988" for clarity.