49 CFR Appendix B
Security-Sensitive Job Functions For Public Transportation and Passenger Railroads
November 18, 2020
This table identifies security-sensitive job functions for owner/operators regulated under this part. All employees performing security-sensitive functions are “security-sensitive employees” for purposes of this rule and must be trained.
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| Categories | Security-sensitive job functions for public transportation and passenger railroads (PTPR) |
|---|---|
| A. Operating a vehicle | 1. Employees who— |
| a. Operate or control the movements of trains, other rail vehicles, or transit buses. | |
| b. Act as train conductor, trainman, brakeman, or utility employee or performs acceptance inspections, couples and uncouples rail cars, applies handbrakes, or similar functions. | |
| 2. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “train employees.” See 49 U.S.C. 21101(5) and 21103. | |
| B. Inspecting and maintaining vehicles | Employees who— |
| 1. Perform activities related to the diagnosis, inspection, maintenance, adjustment, repair, or overhaul of electrical or mechanical equipment relating to vehicles, including functions performed by mechanics and automotive technicians. | |
| 2. Provide cleaning services to vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter. | |
| C. Inspecting or maintaining building or transportation infrastructure | Employees who— 1. Maintain, install, or inspect communication systems and signal equipment related to the delivery of transportation services. |
| 2. Maintain, install, or inspect track and structures, including, but not limited to, bridges, trestles, and tunnels. | |
| 3. Provide cleaning services to stations and terminals owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter that are accessible to the general public or passengers. | |
| 4. Provide maintenance services to stations, terminals, yards, tunnels, bridges, and operation control centers owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter. | |
| 5. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “signal employees.” See 49 U.S.C. 21101(4) and 21104. | |
| D. Controlling dispatch or movement of a vehicle | Employees who— 1. Dispatch, report, transport, receive or deliver orders pertaining to specific vehicles, coordination of transportation schedules, tracking of vehicles and equipment. |
| 2. Manage day-to-day management delivery of transportation services and the prevention of, response to, and redress of service disruptions. | |
| 3. Supervise the activities of train crews, car movements, and switching operations in a yard or terminal. | |
| 4. Dispatch, direct, or control the movement of trains or buses. | |
| 5. Operate or supervise the operations of moveable bridges. | |
| 6. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “dispatching service employees.” See 49 U.S.C. 21101(2) and 21105. | |
| E. Providing security of the owner/operator's equipment and property | Employees who— 1. Provide for the security of PTPR equipment and property, including acting as a police officer. |
| 2. Patrol and inspect property of an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter to protect the property, personnel, passengers and/or cargo. | |
| F. Loading or unloading cargo or baggage | Employees who load, or oversee loading of, property tendered by or on behalf of a passenger on or off of a portion of a train that will be inaccessible to the passenger while the train is in operation. |
| G. Interacting with travelling public (on board a vehicle or within a transportation facility) | Employees who provide services to passengers on-board a train or bus, including collecting tickets or cash for fares, providing information, and other similar services. Including: |
| 1. On-board food or beverage employees. | |
| 2. Functions on behalf of an owner/operator regulated under this subchapter that require regular interaction with travelling public within a transportation facility, such as ticket agents. | |
| H. Complying with security programs or measures, including those required by Federal law | 1. Employees who serve as security coordinators designated in §1570.201 of this subchapter, as well as any designated alternates or secondary security coordinators. |
| 2. Employees who— | |
| a. Conduct training and testing of employees when the training or testing is required by TSA's security regulations. | |
| b. Manage or direct implementation of security plan requirements. |
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