49 CFR § 214.349 - Training and qualification of watchmen/lookouts.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s214.349"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 214.349 - Training and qualification of watchmen/lookouts."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "214.349"
section_name: "Training and qualification of watchmen/lookouts."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "214"
part_name: "RAILROAD WORKPLACE SAFETY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 21301-21302, 31304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 28127, June 24, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "214"
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# 214.349 Training and qualification of watchmen/lookouts.
(a) The training and qualification for roadway workers assigned the duties of watchmen/lookouts shall include, as a minimum, consideration of the following factors:
(1) Detection and recognition of approaching trains.
(2) Effective warning of roadway workers of the approach of trains.
(3) Determination of the distance along the track at which trains must be visible in order to provide the prescribed warning time.
(4) Rules and procedures of the railroad to be used for train approach warning.
(b) Initial and periodic (as specified by § 243.201 of this chapter) qualification of a watchman/lookout shall be evidenced by demonstrated proficiency.
[61 FR 65976, Dec. 16, 1996, as amended at 81 FR 37890, June 10, 2016]