Why Railroad Workers Must Know and Comply With Rule G
The legal limit for the blood alcohol concentration limit of an on-duty railroad workers is zero.
The legal limit for the blood alcohol concentration limit of an on-duty railroad workers is zero.
Working on and around trains with diesel locomotives definitely raises a person’s risks for developing occupational illnesses.
A crash between two freight trains in northeastern Minnesota illustrates many of the threats to life and health that result from unsafe rail operation.
The FELA allows railroad workers who suffer on-the-job injuries or develop occupational illnesses to hold their negligent employers accountable.
Railroad industry deaths dropped from more than 4,300 per year before adoption of the Federal Employers Liability Act in 1908 to 17 during 2018.