49 CFR § 227.213 - Employee's responsibilities.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s227.213"
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title: "49 CFR § 227.213 - Employee's responsibilities."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "227.213"
section_name: "Employee's responsibilities."
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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currency: "2026-03-24"
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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# 227.213 Employee's responsibilities.

(a) An employee to whom the railroad provides an EEBA shall—

(1) Participate in training under § 227.209;

(2) Follow railroad procedures to ensure that the railroad's EEBAs—

(i) Are maintained in a secure and accessible manner;

(ii) Are inspected as required by this subpart and the railroad's program of inspection; and

(iii) If found to be unserviceable upon inspection, are turned in to the appropriate railroad facility for repair, periodic maintenance, or replacement; and

(3) Notify the railroad of EEBA failures and of use incidents in a timely manner.

(b) No employee shall willfully tamper with or vandalize an EEBA that is provided pursuant to § 227.201(a) in an attempt to disable or damage the EEBA.