Recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration concerning critical factors in railroad employee medical standards.

Details

• Creators:
  Abernethy, Charles N., III
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Locomotive engineers
  • Physical fitness
  • Standards
  • Operators (Persons)
  • Employees
  • Railroad safety
  • Locomotive engineers
  • Medical standards
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-RR-268-PM-76-1
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This report discusses critical factors which should be considered in the preparation of medical standards for locomotive engineers or other individuals who operate moving equipment. In many instances, a guideline is not proposed because case by case consideration is required. In other instances, a guideline can be proposed because the implications for each case are obvious. Preliminary suggestions for railroad employees' physical fitness are submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration for the FRA's use in the development of medical standards. Also included as an appendix is a comparative listing of standards as proposed by the Association of American Railroads, the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard. This contrast of standards reveals the variation of problems and solutions already considered, or in practice, and serves better to place in perspective the content material of this report.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9153/dot_9153_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.47 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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