49 CFR § 671.23 - Transit worker.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s671.23"
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title: "49 CFR § 671.23 - Transit worker."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "671.23"
section_name: "Transit worker."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "671"
part_name: "RAIL TRANSIT ROADWAY WORKER PROTECTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 5329, 49 CFR 1.91."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 87220, Oct. 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 671.23 Transit worker.

(a) *RWP program.* Each transit worker must follow the requirements of the RTA's RWP program by position and labor category.

(b) *Fouling the track.* A transit worker may only foul the track once they have received appropriate permissions and redundant protections have been established as specified in the RWP manual.

(c) *Acknowledgement of protections providing on-track safety.* A transit worker must understand and acknowledge in writing the protections providing on-track safety measures for their specific task before accessing the roadway or track zone.

(d) *Refusal to foul the track.* A transit worker may refuse to foul the track if the transit worker makes a good faith determination that that they believe any assignment is unsafe or would violate the RTA's RWP program.

(e) *Reporting.* A transit worker must report unsafe acts and conditions and near-misses related to the RWP program as part of the RTA's Transit Worker Safety Reporting Program.