Regulation & law · 28/11/2016Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FRA Issues Safety Advisory to Address Railroad Worker Fatalities

Summary

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued Safety Advisory 2016-02 to remind railroads and railroad contractors of the importance of identifying hazardous conditions and taking actions to mitigate them, following a review of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations to improve roadway worker safety.

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