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Posted January 25, 2011 17:05:20 CST

Rail Safety Improvement Act & the Mechanical Department

Updated Questions and Answers

We have recently received communication from the FRA concerning the correct way to treat an employee who works one shift in covered service and then is available for a later shift in non-covered service. It is advised that an employee in this situation will have to have required minimum rest both before and after the HOS covered shift; otherwise, the FRA applies the co-mingled provision of the regulation and would consider the second non-covered shift as co-mingled with the first covered shift if those shifts were not separated by 10 hours of rest. This approach is consistent with the FRA's treatment of the co-mingled provision for TE&Y employees.

The Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) Mechanical Q&As have been modified to reflect this updated information.

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