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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="5.5-110" title_number="5.5" title_name="Railroad Safety and Health" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A railroad company may not transport an employee to or from work on a caboose or locomotive unless the railroad company provides a fixed seat with a back support for the employee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To protect the health and safety of employees, a railroad company shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>install and maintain water or chemical toilet facilities on each caboose used for service beyond a 15-mile radius from a point of dispatchment within the State for use by employees, unless the caboose is a temporary substitute for one regularly used for the service; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>enclose all toilet fixtures, within the caboose, in a separate compartment of sufficient dimensions that is ventilated properly.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection does not apply to any caboose:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>operated on tracks of less than standard gauge;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>normally used only during daylight hours;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>operated only within a 20-mile radius from point of dispatchment; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>temporarily substituted for a regular caboose.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To protect the health and safety of employees, the Commissioner shall require each railroad company to install and maintain:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>two or more electric marker lights on the rear of each caboose in service; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>one electric light for clerical work within each caboose in service, for which the railroad company shall determine the source of electricity and type of appliance.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A railroad company may not have a common towel or common drinking cup available for use on property of the railroad company.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “railroad train” has the meaning stated in § 21–101 of the Transportation Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>This subsection applies to a railroad train used in connection with the movement of railroad freight that shares the same rail corridor as a high–speed passenger or commuter train.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>This subsection does not apply to a railroad train used in connection with the movement of railroad freight involving:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>hostler service; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>utility employees in yard service.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A railroad train used in connection with the movement of railroad freight may not be operated in the State unless the railroad train has a crew of at least two individuals.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a person who willfully violates this subsection is subject to a civil penalty assessed by the Commissioner of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>except as provided in item 2 of this subparagraph, a fine not to exceed $10,000; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>if the person previously committed a willful violation within the immediately preceding 3 years, a fine not to exceed $25,000.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A railroad company shall be solely responsible for the actions of the agents or employees of the railroad company that violate this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
