Title 49
SECTION 272.9
272.9 Definitions.
§ 272.9 Definitions.As used in this part -
Accident/incident has the meaning assigned to that term by part 225 of this chapter.
Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration or the Administrator's delegate.
Associate Administrator means the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Railroad Administration or that person's delegate.
Class I has the meaning assigned to that term by the regulations of the Surface Transportation Board (49 CFR part 1201; General Instructions 1-1).
Commuter railroad means a railroad, as described by 49 U.S.C. 20102(2), including public authorities operating passenger train service, that provides regularly-scheduled passenger service in a metropolitan or suburban area and commuter railroad service that was operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation on January 1, 1979.
Critical incident means either -
(1) An accident/incident reportable to FRA under part 225 of this chapter that results in a fatality, loss of limb, or a similarly serious bodily injury; or
(2) A catastrophic accident/incident reportable to FRA under part 225 of this chapter that could be reasonably expected to impair a directly-involved employee's ability to perform his or her job duties safely.
Directly-involved employee means a railroad employee covered under § 272.7 -
(1) Whose actions are closely connected to the critical incident;
(2) Who witnesses the critical incident in person as it occurs or who witnesses the immediate effects of the critical incident in person; or
(3) Who is charged to directly intervene in, or respond to, the critical incident (excluding railroad police officers or investigators who routinely respond to and are specially trained to handle emergencies).
FRA means the Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Home terminal means an employee's regular reporting point at the beginning of the tour of duty.
Intercity passenger railroad means a railroad, as described by 49 U.S.C. 20102(2), including public authorities operating passenger train service, which provides regularly-scheduled passenger service between large cities.