Railsafety (2) Text of the Rule
Railsafety (2) Text of the Rule : Fatigue Management Plans must be filed with Transport Canada in order to meet the requirements of the rule and in accordance with section 7.1 of the Work/Rest Rules for Railway Operating Employees. These FMPs must address the key aspects of fatigue management programs in place within the railway as specified in the following sections of the Work/Rest Rules: 6.1 Requirements 6.1.3 Fatigue management plans shall reflect the nature of the operations under consideration, including work trains on a particular territory, taking into account such items as size, complexity, traffic density, traffic patterns, run length and geographical considerations. 6.2 Development and Implementation 6.2.1 Railways, operating employees and their designated representatives will be involved in the development and implementation of fatigue management plans including changes to such plans. 6.2.2 Fatigue management plans must consider but not be limited to the following: (a) Education and training; (b) Scheduling practices; (c) Dealing with emergencies; (d) Alertness strategies; (e) Rest environments; (f) Implementation policies; (g) Evaluation of fatigue management plans and crew management; effectiveness. 6.2.3 (a) Fatigue management plans shall address how operating employees, who work more than one tour of duty under the provisions of subsection 5.1.3, will be afforded the opportunity to be involved in the decision to accept a subsequent tour of duty, based on their fitness at that time. (b) Where railway companies have processes in place that provide rest provisions that allow employees to elect to take rest prior to a subsequent shift or tour of duty, such will satisfy the requirements of paragraph a). (c) Fatigue management plans shall also address the circumstances under which operating employees in road service, not taking rest, will be provided the option to take a break of up to 45 minutes off-duty between consecutive working tours of duty where the combined on-duty time will exceed 12 hours. 6.2.4 A specific fatigue management plan must be in place to address fatigue of operating employees in the following circumstances: (a) where continuous on-duty hours exceed 12 hours; (b) where there are more than 64 hours on-duty in a 7 day period; and (c) emergency situations
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