Appendix B - Appendix B to Part 1580—Security-Sensitive Functions for Freight Rail
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.
| Categories | Security-sensitive job functions for
freight rail | Examples of job titles applicable to these functions * | A. Operating a vehicle | 1. Employees who operate or directly control the movements of locomotives or other self-powered rail vehicles | Engineer, conductor | 2. Train conductor, trainman, brakeman, or utility employee or performs acceptance inspections, couples and uncouples rail cars, applies handbrakes, or similar functions | 3. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “train employees.” | B. Inspecting and maintaining vehicles | Employees who inspect or repair rail cars and locomotives | Carman, car repairman, car inspector, engineer, conductor. | C. Inspecting or maintaining building or transportation infrastructure | 1. Employees who—
a. Maintain, install, or inspect communications and signal equipment. b. Maintain, install, or inspect track and structures, including, but not limited to, bridges, trestles, and tunnels. | Signalman, signal maintainer, track-man, gang foreman, bridge and building laborer, roadmaster, bridge, and building inspector/operator. | 2. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “signal employees.” | D. Controlling dispatch or movement of a vehicle | 1. Employees who—
a. Dispatch, direct, or control the movement of trains. b. Operate or supervise the operations of moveable bridges. | Yardmaster, dispatcher, block operator, bridge operator. | c. Supervise the activities of train crews, car movements, and switching operations in a yard or terminal. | 2. Employees covered under the Federal hours of service laws as “dispatching service employees.” | E. Providing security of the owner/operator's equipment and property | Employees who provide for the security of the railroad carrier's equipment and property, including acting as a railroad police officer (as that term is defined in 49 CFR 207.2) | Police officer, special agent; patrolman; watchman; guard. | F. Loading or unloading cargo or baggage | Includes, but is not limited to, employees that load or unload hazardous materials | Service track employee. | G. Interacting with travelling public (on board a vehicle or within a transportation facility) | Employees of a freight railroad operating in passenger service | Conductor, engineer, agent. | 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 | Security coordinator, train master, assistant train master, roadmaster, division roadmaster. | 2. Employees who— | a. Conduct training and testing of employees when the training or testing is required by TSA's security regulations.
b. Perform inspections or operations required by § 1580.205 of this subchapter. c. Manage or direct implementation of security plan requirements. |
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* These job titles are provided solely as a resource to help understand the functions described; whether an employee must be trained is based upon the function, not the job title.