49 CFR § 227.11 - Responsibility for compliance.

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title: "49 CFR § 227.11 - Responsibility for compliance."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "227.11"
section_name: "Responsibility for compliance."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "227"
part_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE LOCOMOTIVE CAB"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20103 note, 20166, 20701-20703, 21301, 21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 63123, Oct. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 227.11 Responsibility for compliance.

Although the duties imposed by this part are generally stated in terms of the duty of a railroad, any person, including a contractor for a railroad, who performs any function covered by this part must perform that function in accordance with this part.