Do employers such as cable installers need to comply with the RWP regulation?
A. The RWP regulation does not include employers, or their employees, if they are not engaged by or under contract to a railroad. Personnel who might work near railroad tracks on projects for others, such as cable installation for a telephone company or bridge construction for a highway agency, come under the jurisdiction of other Federal agencies with regard to occupational safety dealing with protection from moving trains and other on-track equipment. However, FRA encourages those employers to adopt the same on-track safety principles in order to protect such persons from these dangers. See Roadway Worker Protection Final Rule (49 CFR 214), page 65966.
